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ern New York, where brook trout of 

 great size were formerly taken, it 

 must be said that while fair fishing 

 may be had it would be unreasonable 

 to expect to duplicate such catches 

 at the present time, but the prestige 

 at least remains with Parmachenee 

 Lake and the Rangeley Lakes in the 

 first named state, while perhaps bet- 



Saibling Trout (Long Fin Charr). 



ter fishing may now be had in less 

 celebrated waters, and this applies 

 also to the trouting in the North 

 Woods of New York, for the celebrity 

 of the Ausauble, the Chateaugay and 

 Saranac region cannot bring back the 

 splendor of the golden days of trout 

 fishing. Fortunate indeed are those 

 of the angling fraternity who find fair 

 sport in home waters, and doubly 

 blest are they who strive to maintain 



