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the Thousand Islands, also, bv turning the yacht into the river and cruising' down 

 and back. The fishing, howe'ver, is lar better in the lake. 



Take the Ogdensburg Railroad to Adams, thence stage to Henderson, where 

 outfit can be procured. 



The rhousand Islands. This well known resort of pleasure seekers and sum- 

 mer tourists offers many attractions to the sportsman. The waters of the Bay 

 teem with fish and wild fowl. Black bass, pickerel, perch, pike, and the masca- 

 longe afford magnificent sport for the angler, while the gunner will find waterfowl 

 in great variety and abundance, ducks, snipe, with woodcock and quail. 



Alexandria Bayxs the chief resort at the Thousand Islands. Black bass, 

 pickerel, perch, pike, and mascalonge fishing ; woodcock, snipe, quail and duck 

 shooting. The hotels are the Grossman House and the Thousand Island House, 

 each large and well appointed establishments with every convenience and com- 

 fort. Terms $3 per day. Board is readily obtained at the farm-houses in the 

 vicinity. Boats and boatmen $2 to $3 per day. The principal routes are : 1, Via 

 New Vork Central Railroad to Rome, thence via the Rome, Watertown and 

 Ogdensburg Railroad to Cape Vincent, thence steamer, thirty miles. 2. From 

 Syracuse via Syracuse Northern Railroad to Sandy Creek, thence via the Rome, 

 Watertown and Ogdensburg Road. 3. From Utica via Utica and Black River 

 Railroad to Clayton, thence steamer, twelve miles. 4. As before via Utica and 

 Black River road to Morristown, thence stage seven miles. This route includes 

 Theresa and the Indian River lakes. 5. From Ogdensburg via steamer. 6. By 

 St. Lawrence River steamers. 



The best known hunting and fishing grounds are : Goose Bay, three miles 

 above the village ; Halstead Bay on the Canada side ; Eel Bay at the head of Wells' 

 Island, the Lake of the Island, and Fiddler's Elbow. The season for mascalonge 

 is from the middle of May to the last of June, for bass from the middle of June to 

 September. 



Clayton. The fishing is excellent ; black bass, pike, mascalonge. The Walton 

 House is frequented by sportsmen. Board may also be found at the farm-houses. 

 Reached via Utica and Black Valley Railroad, or steamer from Alexandria Bay, 

 also via Grand Trunk Railway to Gananoque, Ont., thence ferry. 



Brockville, on the Canada side, (Brockville County, Ontario,) is situated at the 

 .foot of the group of islands. It is easy of access via Grand Trunk Railway or the 

 St. Lawrence steamboats. From the south the route is via Utica and Black 

 River Railroad to Morristown, thence a ferry crosses to Brockville. Excellent 

 hotel accommodations will be found here with boats and every facility for excel- 

 lent sport. 



Kings County: ILong Island — 



Lon° Island and its adjacent waters, especially those of the south side, abound 

 m game and fish in great variety — deer, ruffed grouse, quail, rabbits, foxes, ducks, 

 geese, brook trout, and all varieties of sea fish common to the waters of its lati- 

 tude — the Great South Bay, Peconic Bay, and Shinnecock Bay being the favorite 

 localities for wild fowl shooting and sea fishing. Deer can be shot only from the ist 

 to the 15th of November in each year, and in the centre of the island are tolerably 

 abundant. There are a good many quail and grouse, but many of these are on 

 private grounds and not available to the public. 



The whole number of improved trout ponds on Long Island is eighty-two. 

 They occur on both sides of the Island, from Brooklyn to Riverhead. Most of 

 these are private, but there are several in which fishing privileges are sold to 

 transient anglers at so much per day, or $1.50 per pound caught. The principal 

 ponds are at Maspeth, Little Neck, Smithtown, Northport, Huntington, Centre- 

 port, Cold Spring, Wading River, Smithtown River, and Roslyn, on the North 

 side, and at Riverhead, Seatuck. Belleport, Fireplace, Islip, Patchogue,Canarsie, 

 Seaford, Amityville, Babylon, South Oyster Bay, Freeport and Hempstead, on 

 the South side. 



There are some waters open to the public, but they yield meagre returns. 



Kings and Queens County, comprising Brooklyn and many large towns, 

 occupy the extreme western end of Long Island. Suffolk County occupies the 

 remaining four-fifths, and consequently most of the places which we shall enu- 

 merate are found within its limits. 



Canarsie, the terminus of the East New York Railway. The fishing is for 

 striped bass, weakfish, kingfish, flounders and sheepshead. Marsh hens, bay 

 snipe, yellow legs, etc., furnish good sport. There are over sixty boats and forty 

 yachts constantly on hire. Rockaway Beach is eight miles from Canarsie, and 

 can be reached by a steamboat three times a day — 10 a. m. and i and 4 p. m. We 



