GAAIE AND FISH RESORTS. 6y 



Bucksfort. Deer and grouse shooting, with excellent fishing in the vicinity. 

 Reached from Bangor, or Boston via boat. 

 JCennebec Cotinty— 



Hallowcll. Woodcock, grouse and partridges. Reached via the Maine Cen- 

 tral Railroad, two miles from Augusta. 



Augusta. Blaclf bass fishing in the neighboring lakes. 

 Oxford County— 



Grafton. Good partridge shooting in this section. The country is rough and 

 birds plenty, and there is a first rate hotel. 



Gull Fond and Dodge Pond. On the loth of October — or Vi'ithin three days of 

 that date — the outlets of Gull Pond and Dodge Pond, both emptying into Range- 

 ley Lake at points six miles apart, and the outlet of Rangeley Lake, six miles from 

 Dodge Pond, are thronged by myriads of fish known as blue backed trout. The 

 waters of the stream are actually filled with this crowding multitude, gathering to 

 deposit their spawn. They do not make a " spawning bed," like the salmon and 

 trout, but deposit their eggs in all parts of the stream, remaining about ten days, 

 when they return to the lake, and are never seen until the loth of October the fol- 

 lowing year. 



The variation between the blue back and the brook trout is plainly noticed. 

 The former are more slender, have no bright vermilion spots ; the ventral, anal, 

 and pectoral fins are a bright scarlet, without the black and white lines so con- 

 spicuous in the other. The tail is more forked. As their popular name indicates, 

 they are very dark. The most singular fact of all is the uniformity of size. They 

 are never less than seven nor more than nine inches in length, weighing from 

 three to four ounces. They never take fly or bait. They are captured in nets by 

 the bushel ; are not considered as good eating as the common brook trout. 



For Rangeley Lakes see Franklin County. 

 l*enobscot County — 



Bangor. There are pickerel, perch, bass, and lake trout in Pushaw Pond, six 

 miles from town, and landlocked salmon in Reed's Pond, within twelve miles, 

 and trout in the tributaries of the Penobscot. Good fronting in the Ken- 

 duskeog, and other streams in the vicinity. The fishing is very good within a 

 dozen points easily accessible, and hunting also in its season. There is a good 

 hotel at the lake. Stages connect Bangor with Moosehead Lake. 



North Milford. Grouse and other game in the vicinity, though the dense 

 woods and swamps render wing-shooting difficult. Foi deer the best locality is 

 Brandy Pond, about twenty miles distant, and along the Big Buffalo, which 

 empties into the Brandy Stream, the outlet of the lake, and a tributary of the 

 Union River. Take the Eastern and North American Railroad to Milford, thence 

 via stage or hired conveyance. James Fothergill, Jr. will entertain sportsmen 

 and act as guide. 

 Pi.<icataqui.^ County— 



In Sebec Lake are landlocked salmon, and pickerel ; ducks, grouse, and rab- 

 bits in abundance. Go via European and North American Railroad to South 

 Sebec, thence by stage to the lake. The line of country opened by this road 

 from Bangor to the St. John River is teeming with glorious trout brooks and 

 lakes. The sportsman can not go amiss here. Every man on the railroad is a 

 sportsman and a gentleman, from the president and superintendent to the brakes- 

 man. The postal clerks are all anglers, and will take pleasure in imparting infor- 

 mation to visitors in search of a few days' recreation. 



Phillip'' s Pond, one mile from Sebec Lake, is noted for its fine togue or lake 

 trout. Take the route as given to Sebec. 



Monson is an excellent centre for trout fishing. Within a radius of seventeen 

 miles there are thirty-two ponds, all of which afford magnificent sport. These 

 waters are known as Hebron, Monson, Spectacle, Doughty (2), Bunker (2), Bog 

 Stream, Bell (2), McLan. North Moors, Bear, South Senior, South Junior, Meadow, 

 Meadow Stream, No. 18, Grindstone, Buttermilk, Benson, Ship, Greenwood (3), 

 Long, Hedgehog, Big Indian, Little Indian, Herring and Greenleaf. Ship Pond 

 also contains landlocked salmon. These lakes are situated in a rugged, moun- 

 tainous country, full of romantic scenery. They are easily accessible by the 

 Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad to Guilford, thence via stage fifteen miles to Mon- 

 son, where a good hotel will be found. Sportsmen from abroad should call on 

 Mr. E. R. Haynes, the postmaster, who will give them all possible attention, and 

 direct to the best fishing grounds. 



