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of the Delaware Peninsula. The Itancocas, Cross 

 wick and Alloway creeks ati'ord, perhaps, the best 

 pike lishiuj^. 



TROUT. 



The best lirook Trout ttshin;; iu the easteru district 

 is uudoubtedlif found in Monroe and I'ike counties. 

 In the 15iji Uushkill. Saw. Hroadhead's and Lacka- 

 waxen creeks trout are quite plentiful; also iu the 

 tributaries of the Upper Delaware. Henryville, 

 Cresco, and Canadensis, Monroe county, furnish good 

 headquartt-rs for trout tishermen. 



CARP. 



Carp are becoming quite plentiful in the tributaries 

 of the Delav>are, and good tishing may be found iu 

 Mantua, Kancocas, Chester, Darby, and Brandywiue 

 creeks; also iu the Schuylkill river near Spring City. 

 Carp, like some other exotic animals which have been 

 brought to this country, have become a great nuisance. 

 Since Carp are so numerous in many of our streams 

 aud ponds it is found that they have, iu some places, 

 almost depopulated the waters of other kinds of very 

 desirable fishes. Fortunately the laws of Peunsylva- 

 nia, through the eli'orts of our etticient Hoard of Fish 

 Commissioners, do not give protection to the Carp at 

 any season of the year. 



CAT FISH. 



Cat Fisli are (juite plentiful in all of the streams in 

 this jvivrt of the country, and may be found iu any of 

 the tributaries of the Delaware river. They are re- 

 ported quite plentiful at Alloway, Bridgeton, Port 



