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Fishing in Wisconsin and Michigan. 
For your information I give below a synopsis 
of reports received from .our agents in regard 
to fishing: 
EacLe River, Wis.—A chain of twenty lakes 
can be reached from this station, fishing com- 
mencing within a short distance of the depot. 
The agent reports that fishing is excellent at 
present. Mascalonge are biting well, a num- 
ber weighing from 15 to 26 pounds having been 
caught within the last few days. Pickerel and 
wall-eyed pike are also being caught in large 
numbers. 
GILLETT, Wis.—There are a number of 
small lakes within two or three miles of this 
station, which abound in pickerel and bass. 
Kelly lake, about twelve miles distant, is also 
a good fishing resort. Little river, seven miles 
from Gillett, is an excellent trout stream. 
Teams and good hotel accommodations can 
be had. 
GoceEsic, Micu.—Excellent black bass fish- 
ing is reported from Gogebic lake. On the 
morning of June 13 ten black bass, weighing 
37 pounds, were caught there. The agent re- 
ports that when the water gets lower fishing 
will be much improved. 
GREEN LAKE, Wis.—The agent reports that 
parties visiting this resort will be reasonably 
certain of good fishing. A number of large 
scores have been made. 
MANIrowIsH AND Mercer, Wis.—A number 
of large catches have been made this season, 
and all who have visited the fishing grounds 
in this vicinity have been more than satisfied 
with their success. The present prospects for 
fishing are very favorable. 
PRATT JUNCTION AND PELICAN, Wis.—Pelican 
and Post lakes are excellent fishing grounds. 
Post lake, about four miles from Pratt Junc- 
tion, furnishes good bass, pike and mascalonge 
fishing. There is no hotel at the lake, but 
conveyances can be secured at Pratt Junction, 
where good hotel accommodations are also to 
be had. Boats can be rented at the lake. A 
hotel is located at Pelican, one mile from 
Pelican lake. A good catch of 130 pounds of 
pike and pickerel in two and a half hours is re- 
ported from this lake. 
RHINELANDER, WIs.—Bass are biting well in 
all the lakes in this vicinity. A few days ago 
30 Oswego bass, averaging 2 pounds apiece in 
weight, were caught in Tamarack lake. Mas- 
calonge are biting fairly well, although no 
large catches have as yet been reported 
Notes and Quertes 
STATE Line, Wis.—There are a large num- 
ber of lakes in this vicinity, in all of which 
mascalonge and black bass are biting well. A 
catch of 202 black bass in three days, by a 
party of Chicago yentlemen, is reported from 
Pent Bros’. resort. The mascalonge fishing at 
Lake Vieux Desert is excellent, a number of 
large catches having been made of mascalonge 
weighing from 15 to 29 pounds each. 
Turee LAkes, Wis.—The fishing in this vi- 
cinity is much better than in previous years. 
Ex-Governor Grant, of Colorado, a few days 
ago caught a mascalonge weighing 34 pounds. 
A number of other large catches of masca- 
longe are reported, as well as some large black 
bass scores, 98 bass having having been 
caught in one day by a Chicago gentleman. 
WartersMEET, Micu.—Trout and bass fishing 
is excellent in this vicinity. About 100 bass 
were caught there recently in one day, most of 
which weighed over 3 pounds each, the largest 
weighing 4 pounds. It is expected that within 
the next thirty days a wagon road will be con- 
structed from Watersmeet to Thousand Island 
lake, a distance of twelve miles. This will 
open additional excellent fishing grounds. 
Suituable conveyances can be obtained by 
those who desire to visit there. 
Wooprurr, Wis.—Mascalonge and bass fish- 
ing is good in this vicinity, a good catch of 4 
mascalonge, averaging in weight from fo to 25 
pounds each, and 22 bass and pike, in three 
and one half days fishing, is reported. 
W. B. Kniskern, G. P. & T. A., 
Chicago and North Western Ry. 
Cuicaco, June 28. 
Tarpon at Aransas Pass. 
Tarpon were never so plentiful at this time 
of the year as they are at present at Rockport 
and Aransas Pass. 
Last Wednesday, May 8, our Hon. A. W. 
Houston, Mr. Reagon Houston, Mr. Albert 
Maverick, accompanied with M. P. H. Swear- 
ingen, of the law firm of Swearingen & 
Brooks, left for Rockport and Aransas Pass to 
try their hand at tarpon and other minor fish. 
Up to Friday afternoon they were fortunate to 
land five very large tarpon, each one a royal 
beauty that would send the blood of any man 
coursing through his veins at the rate of forty 
and a half miles an hour. Mr. Swearingen 
landed one, Mr. Reagen Houston two, and the 
Hon. A. W. Houstontwo. Mr. Albert Maverick 
hooked at least ten or twelve, but was unfor- 
