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is usually almost as rapid as his voracity is excessive; and I 

 am aware of many instances^ both in the United States and in 

 England^ where ponds and streams, excellently stocked with 

 Trout, have been utterly devastated and rendered worthless by 

 the introduction of this shark of the fresh waters. 



" The house is well kept, as is almost invariably the case on 

 Long Island ; and I have no doubt that the angler may pass 

 some days here with pleasure. 



" Some miles beyond this, still keeping the southside road, 

 we come to Babylon, where there is an excellent house, under 

 the management of Mr. Concklin, of whom all accommodation 

 may be obtained, both as regards fowl-shooting in the bays and 

 Trout-fishing in the neighbourhood. There are several ponds 

 and streams more or less well-stocked in this vicinity, but 

 none of any particular note, either for the size or flavour of 

 the fish. 



" Such, however, is not the case with the next station at 

 which we arrive, Lifl". Snedecor's — in whose pond the fish run 

 to a larger size than in any Avater we have yet noted. The 

 Trout here, both in the pond and in the stream below, are noted 

 for their great beauty, both of form and colour ; and although 

 there is some debate among connoisseurs as to the comparative 

 flavour of Snedecor's fish and those taken at Carman's, eighteen 

 miles further east, the judgment of the best sportsmen inclines 

 to the former. 



" The pond is of the same character with those which I have 

 described heretofore, and can be fished only from boats. It is 

 open to all anglers, but the number of fish to be basketed by 

 each person in one day is limited to a dozen. In the stream 



