GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 1 59 



Addison County— 



Vergennes . Whitefish, black bass, pike, etc., in Lake Champlain, and trout in 

 Otter Creek. Reached via the Central Vermont Railroad. Two hotels. 



Larabee's Point. Grey squirrels and coons. 



Salisbury. Lake Dunmore abounds in fish. Reached via the Central Ver- 

 mont Railroad. The Lake Dunmore House is on the west side of the lake. 



Fcrrisburgh. Ducks, ruffed grouse, woodcock, snipe and quail ; pike, pickerel, 

 black bass, rock bass and perch. Route as above, or via Lalie Champlain 

 steamer. 



Beunitigton County— 



Arlington., on the Western Vermont or Harlem Extension Railroad, has good 

 trout fishing-. Two hotels afford comfortable accommodations. 



Manchester, at the base of Mount Equinox in the valley of the Battenkill, is 

 much visited in summer for its fine trouting. (.See Weston, below.) Ruffed 

 grouse shooting in the neighborhood. 



Glastenbury. Bears are found in the mountains ; trout in all the streams. 

 Ruffed grouse are shot in fair numbers. Reached from Bennington, distant five 

 miles. 



Dorset. Good grey squirrel shooting here and in the vicinity. Reached via 

 the Harlem Extension' to Kactoryville, thence by stage. Hotel. 



Benjiington. Trout are caught in the Walloomack River, near this place. The 

 pickerel ponds of Woodford are much visited. 



Essex County — 



The northeastern corner of Vermont is comparatively a wilderness, several 

 townships being entirely without population, and a number of the organized, 

 cleared and populated chiefly in the valley of the Connecticut River. In fact a 

 greater portion of Essex county is forest. It is well watered by lakes and ponds, 

 some of which are miles in length ; all contain fish, the largest ponds, the lake 

 trout, (called here lunge,) the brook trout and shad waiters, a sort of whitefish ; 

 the smaller ponds, trout or pickerel. In one of the lakes, the " Averil," where 

 the largest speckled trout are caught, are also found land-locked salmon. 



The lake trout are of a large size, sometimes taken upward of thirty pounds, 

 but generally from one to seven pounds. In the woods are found a few moose, an 

 abundance of deer, rabbits, partridge and duck, occasionally a bear and lynx ; 

 otter, muskrat, mink, sable and black cats are quite plenty. Grey squirrels are 

 but rarelv found. By taking the Grand Trunk Railroad and leaving the line at 

 Island Pond or any other of the stations in the county, the sportsman will find 

 the game mentioned within accessible distances. 



Island Pond, reached as above, is in the midst of the uninhabited forest. 

 Near the village is a lake two miles in length whose waters abound in fish. 

 There are good hotels and other conveniences here. 



Norton, twelve miles from Island Pond, on the same road, is near Norton 

 ponds which afford excellent fishing. 



Miitland County— 



Rutland. In Lake Bomoseen is excellent fishing. The migratory ducks pause 

 here and in season excellent shooting may be had. There are several mountains 

 and streams in the vicinity of Rutland where may be found game and fish. The 

 route is via the Central Vermont and other Railroads. Hotels $2.50 to $3. 



W'allingford. Ruffed grouse are abundant. In the streams fine trout fishing. 

 Reached via the Western Vermont or Harlem Extension Railroad. 



Brandon. Lake Dunmore is eight miles distant, reached by stage. (See 

 Salisbury.) 



WasJiington County— 



. Montpelier. Fine trouting in Peacham's Lake, distant twenty miles. Daily 

 stages connect with Hardwick, on the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad, 

 passing through Calais, (Moscow House,) and Woodbury. All about these 

 towns are scores of small lakes, abounding in trout and other fish. 



Windham County — 



Brattlehoro. Black bass fishing in the Connecticut. On the New London 

 Northern Railroad. The Brooks House here, is one of the finest hotels in the 

 State. 



