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Kelly’s Corner 149 - Bass Fishing

Kelly’s Corner 149 - Bass Fishing
Jan Kelly writes a weekly column for Provincetown Magazine. Bass fishing first became popular at the time of the Civil War. Fly-fishermen noted and followed the spawning bass out of the brackish estuaries where they were fly fishing salmon. The striped bass lured them to the crashing surf and a new sport was born.
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Fishing and Provincetown Magazine
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