The sun., 1919-03-02
NOW IS TIME TO
TAKE STRIPED BASS
Found in Fresh Water Ponds
and Streams Connected
With Salt Water.
VARIOUS BATS TO USE
ny DIR. w. II. BALLoU.

FonKEp RIVER, n. j.. March 1.--our
striped bass do not migrate South like
rr.any other species OF the oceanic fsh
in the autumn. They ascend into fresh
water at the approach OF winter and
remain there until well into May. In the
latter part OF which month they drop
down and spawn IN the salt water bays.
often note their younf. about an inch
long. in the second week Of June in
Barnegat and Great South bays.
Now is the best, the very hest. time
IL angie for striped bass The types
OF places to find them 7 would catalogue
as follows: In such fresh water ponds
and streams Of Long Island as have
connection with salt water. Up the
Hudson, say from Tarrytown to Albany.
In ,Barnegat Bay from Bayhead south-
ward to the railway vtaduct at Seaside
Park. In Cedar Creek. from Toms River,
y. j.. 70 Bsrnegat Bay. Up the Della
leading from the salt water and In lakes
10 which the bass may ascend from ealt
water.
The fresh water lakes at this season
often afford tho very best striped bass
fishing. Port Jervis has long been a
noted striped bass ground at this season
OF the year. Long Island fresh water
ponds were formerly thrust into the
limeiisht every February by the striped
bass bags OF tho Vanderbilt boys before
they went out into the business world
! to stay.
Upper Barnegat Bay, Of, tho mouth OF
| Shark River, at least formerly, was
noted for the hundreds Of tons OF
striped bass taken in winter by ne,
fishermen. cannot say offhand. with
out looking II up. whether OF not New
Jersey enacted a law stopping slFct
winter fishing. What I know positively
is that upper Barreeat Bay q, this mo-
ment Is teeming with striped bass.
! 1.-Two Minnow Attractive.
What bait 10 use: Anything edible
| I should say. l have yet 10 learn AT
edible that Il striped bass won't eat
| r. you know one please mention II In
behalf Of science. Unquestionably the
most attractive bait to use would be
| live minnows. I have often witnessed c
striped bass shoaling mlnnows close t.
the shore. then picking them on ereedi!y
, exactly As fowl grabs corn whei
| thrown to Il. Any small live hsh woult
mako excellent bait and trolling for tn
bass with live bait makes for exhiiarat
ing sport on cool adys.
You can have al oarsman or row
yourself BY holding pole or line betweer
the knees A striped bass has all o
the characteristics of tho perch family
TO which 1t belongs, OF swapping ba!
and getting firm hold OF It IN Il
gui,et or lower down. This enables IN
troller acting as his own oarsman {
have ample time TO drop his oars on
take up his pole OF hand line.
4 In times OF hishes. cost of food 7 IN
no quiebler MS to the method of takin
Ash. no counsel for those who woui
play fish la hishbrow angler. say
set FISH. Get them In any legitimat
. way and help out the food problem o
world in which a billion people ar
crying for bread, with thousands dyin
of starvation and disease brought o.
by undertaking. Be . man with re
blood and compassion. Catch fish I
} eat and not FOR sport Help savo GU
tions elsewhere.
intend to preach this doctrine al
summer. propose the hrger OF uni
versal scorn and contempt for ever
person who angles this year for mcr
sport. At this moment we are con
frontsd with a greater stress for foo
than at any period OF the war
Shall We sit here clothed in IN
raiment, fed with ample foods and OF
corn cribs bursting Win money Wnlc
our banks cannot hold. while over hal
OF tho world Is starving? The answe
!. is for every man, woman and child {
catch all the fsh possible and give ava.
or sell what they cannot consume.
skimmers Good for Man and Fish
u Finally. ! would say as TO striped pssi
now everywhere as plentiful as grass
hoppers In August. get outdoors and tr
'em with a spoon or spinner. with iiv
bait with clans or boiled ham. I
June. continue your angling for ther
exclusively in salt water hays or cas-
for them off the benches in tho sur
particularly at night, just as the tia
commences 20 rise. Remember that ais
In day fishing for them. He at you
stand on the beach at low slack watoi
When tho tide begins 20 rise and NOV,
cast for the lass.
The best bait at that time Is often q
your feet on the sand. Al low tide In
tervals you should be able to gathe
ample skinner clans, the ideal bait 10
} surf fishing These cisms often have
: pound OF meat enclosed within the soil
shells. What you don't use as bal
. bake in the oven In shell, basted wit
| thin strips OF ealt pork or bacon, sprir
} killed. with papriks and otherwise sea
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