.35£ TROUT FISHING. 



unpleasant reminiscences of his visit to the United States, and 

 of his many, many sporting rambles with Frank Forrester. 



In Carman's River the largest fish in America are, I think it 

 will be allowed, mostly caught, running often quite up to five 

 pounds weight, and I fully believe that if it were fished patiently 

 and resolutely, especially at the grey twilight, or in the shim- 

 mering moonshine quite down to the bay, through the salt 

 meadows, with a small Trout on good spinning-tackle, with 

 three swivels, or with a very large gaudy fly, sunk, by means of 

 a shot, to several inches below the surface, fish might be taken 

 of seven or eight pounds weight. After Long Island fishing is 

 nearly at an end, commences, and continues quite until Sep- 

 tember, that in the crystal streams of the Southern New York 

 counties, in the Pennsylvanian streams, and, even later, in the 

 waters of the Adirondack Highlands. 



The Juniata, the Wyoming, the Upper Delaware, the Upper 

 Alleghany, and the Upper Susquehana swarm with fish, as 

 well as all their tributaries. The former rivers, and many other 

 equally fine streams in the Alleghany and Blue Kidges, are 

 within easy striking distance of Philadelphia ; all the waters of 

 the Delaware and Susquehana rivers can be reached in a day 

 from New York, by the Morris and Erie Railroad ; nor is 

 there any lovelier or more romantic region, nor any waters 

 dearer to the angler, than those which are now opened to the 

 world by that noble avenue which is already complete so far as 

 to Oswego, and which will soon link with its ii'on chain, Erie, 

 and all the Upper Lakes to the Atlantic sea-board. 



Hamilton County and its splendid fishing-grounds may be 

 reached in many ways from New York, via Albany. From 



