l.oN(; ISLAND TKnIT KISllINt;. :\\:) 



''^^'itll tliis pond 1 >liall cIksc my notirc of tlu- south side 

 waters, mcrrly iul(liiif» that at Moiitchi's, and ytt t'lirthcr east, 

 there arc many streams and lakelets ahoundin-; in lish, thontrh 

 interior to tliose of the waters 1 liave enumerati-d, both in size 

 and (jnality ; and these ari', I hcliivc, all oiuii without limit to 

 all persons wiio desire to ti>li tluni. 



" It may l)i' worth while here to mention, for the henefit of 

 straufijcrs, that tlie liouscs kept by Snedeeor and Carman are l)\ 

 no means eountry ta\»'rns, at whieh nothing ean he obtained, 

 as is often the case in the interitir, but hard salt ham and touirh 

 hens just shiujihtered. Hciuj; frc(iuentc(l by ji^entlemcn entirely, 

 they arc admirable hotels in every respect. 



■'1 uill now turji for a monu-nt to the north side, on wliieh 

 there are also many streams containing Trout, but none, with a 

 sin«;lc exception, whieh can show size or numbers aj^ainst the 

 southern waters. That exception is Stump Pond, near Smith- 

 town, now rented to a company of «^entlcmen, and of course 

 shut to the pul)lic in fjcneral. The Hsli in this larjje sheet of 

 water are very numerous, and very lar^'e, but are for the most 

 part ill-shaped, ill-conditioned, and inferior in lla\our, — lon<;, 

 lank tish, with \('ry larj^e black mouths. I have been informed 

 that in latter years the lish in this water ha\e bi-en j^radually 

 improving:, but of this I cannot speak from personal experience; 

 it is, however, notorious, that occasionally Trout of vi-ry tini' 

 quality, both in npjK'amncc ami flavour, have been cauj;ht here ; 

 which is sonicwijat remarkable, inasmuch i\s the same feeding 

 grounds nirely produce two ditVcrent (|ualities of ti»h. 



" With regard to weather, a darkish daiy, with a moderateK 

 brisk breeze, sutlicicut tu luakc a strung ripple on the water, is 



