6 SAND LAKE AND SLOUGH LAKE. 



fishermen ignorant of the layout of this delightful local- 

 ity. It is to these individuals I principally address 

 myself, although not without a lurking hope that the 

 old habitues of the places named will find something 

 of interest also. 



The descriptive charts showing the different forma- 

 tions of the lake bottoms and marginal surroundings, 

 together with the varied finny prey they contain, have 

 been compiled from personal experiences during a se- 

 ries of fishing trips extending over many past years. 

 In addition to this, the description of the different 

 watery territory and the fisheS to be found therein, 

 to make assurances doubly sure, have been submitted 

 to the consideration and opinion of those local angling 

 celebrities living in the immediate vicinity, men thor- 

 oughly acquainted with every pocket, sandbar, and 

 deep hole; individuals who in many cases have fished 

 the waters from childhood, and whose reliability in 

 these matters is above question. 



It is, of course, impossible to show in the accompany- 

 ing charts the commencement and ends of the bound- 

 ary lines, within which the several fishing grounds 

 lie, with the absolute exactitude of a professional sur- 

 vey on dry land, but the landmarks and other signs 

 shown in the charts, together with the notes accom- 

 panying them, I believe are sufficiently accurate and 

 self-explanatory to enable even a stranger by the exer- 

 cise of a little care and patience to find any of the 

 spots designated. 



To those anglers who indulge in still fishing, I would 

 advise a slight change of "ground" at short intervals 

 until results prove them to be anchored in the best 

 portion of whatever fishing water they may have 

 selected. This is particularly applicable to wall-eyed 

 pike fishing; these fishes, lying in 'the very deepest 

 parts of the water, make, it impossible to locate their 

 "holding ground" from any surface signs, as in the 

 case of pickerel and bass "grounds." 



I have noticed there are three classes of fishermen 



