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Western, and the Erie and Pittsburg Railroad to Greenville. Pike and black 

 bass fishing is good in the neighborhood of Greenville. A good hotel is kept here 

 by Fred Grubbe. 



Mifflin, County — 



Lewisiown. 'From Lewistown, the Kishacoquillas Valley, whose streams 

 abound in trout, and on the Blue Ridge to the south, is a great unbroken wilder- • 

 ness, haunted by deer, bears, and wild turkeys. Black bass fishing is good in the 

 neighborhood. Reached via the Pennsylvania Railroad. National Hotel and 

 Coleman's. Board $1.50 to $2. Boats 25 to 50 cents ; teams $2 to $3. 



Monroe County — 



Tobyhanna Mills. Good trout fishing. Reached via the Delaware, Lacka- 

 wanna and Western Railroad, a short distance beyond the Water Gap. Hotel 

 accommodations at Case's, where teams, etc., can be obtained. The upper part 

 of the Tobyhanna is iuU of trout, but difficult to wade ; further down more even, 

 and affords good fly fishing. 



Heurysville. Good trout fishing. Reached via the Lackawanna and Western 

 Railroad. 



Delaware Water Gap. In the vicinity are Hornbeck's, Dingman's, and 

 Adams' Creeks, all trout streams, while Mill, Tom's and Cole Creeks, all full of 

 fish, are accessible. Woodcock and wild fowl shooting on the Delaware. Reached 

 via the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. From New York, via 

 Morris and Essex Road ; three and one-half hours ; fare $2.55. Several hotels, 

 $10 to %ia per week. 



Stroudsburgh. Good trout fishing in the Broadhead Creeks, twenty-five miles 

 from the Delaware Water Gap. Reached via the Delaware, Lackawanna and 

 Western Railroad. 



Montgomery County — 



Norristoiuii. Black bass fishing in the Schuylkill. The best localities are in 

 the swift waters below Rawlings, Catfish, Norristown, Conshohocken and Flat 

 Rock Dam. The principal bait used is the live minnow (shiner), although 

 worms, clams and cheese are successfully used. Norristown is on the Philadel- 

 phia and Reading Railroad. There are two hotels. 



FerkiometivUle. Good black bass fishing in the Schuylkill, at Paulin's Bridge. 

 Reached as above, the Reading Railroad. 



On Wissahickon Creek are a few quail and ruffed grouse ; in the vicinity of 

 Penllyn. 



Pottstowji. Good black bass fishing. Reached via the Reading Railroad. 



Eagle-ville. Deer, partridges, squirrels and other small game ; trout and pike. 

 Reached via the Pennsylvania Railroad. Hotel $1.50, $5 per week ; guides $2; 

 teams $4. Parties hunting will find convenient stations at the lumbermen's 

 canips, which are numerous in the forests. 



Northampton County — 



Easton. Good bass fishing in the Delaware. Woodcock, ruffed grouse, quail, 

 and deer shooting. Reached via the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Dela- 

 ware, Lackawanna and Western, or the Lehigh Valley Railroads. 



Northumberland County — 



Smibury, on the Susquehanna River. Deer, and smaller game, bass, salmon 

 and trout. Reached via the Northern Central, or the Philadelphia and Erie 

 Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Hotels ; Central House, City Hotel, and 

 boarding houses, $1.50 to $2.50. Teams $3.50 to $6. Boats, etc. 



Verry Cotmty — 



Nezvport, on the Juniata, forty miles above Harrisburg, is a favorite resort for 

 bass fishermen. Wild turkeys are found in the vicinity. Reached via the Cen- 

 tral of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley Railroads. Board $2 ; teams $3. 



Diincannon. A good centre tor quail, ruffed grouse, wild turkeys and rabbits. 

 Wolves and deer are seen rarely. Reached via the Pennsylvania Railroad. 



I'hiladelphia County — 



Philadelphia. In the marshes both above and below the city is good rail and 

 reed bird shooting in season. Grey squirrels are found in the woods in the vicinity 

 ot the city. Rockfish, catfish and perch are caught in the Delaware within ten 

 miles. Gloucester Point and Tacony are good points. Shad and sturgeon rge, 

 and dams for bait. 



