1 88 GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 



country penetrable by boat. The whole region abounds in mineral springs, to 

 many of which the deer resort in numbers on account of the saline character of 

 the waters. 



To reach the hunting ground you leave Montreal by the morning train for 

 Lachine, thence steamer (brealifast) to Carillon ; thence railroad to Grenville, as 

 the steamer does not go through the canal. From Grenville steamer (dinner) to 

 Brown's Wharf, where, if there are more than two or three in the party, a con- 

 veyance must be hired to Plantagenet. There is a mail wagon which cTan carry 

 two or three persons, but no more. At Plantagenet you must stop all night, and 

 there a conveyance may be obtained to take you to \vhat is called " The Brook," 

 where, if you" are fortunate enough to secure the services of Jim Simpson, you 

 may expect sport. There are other hunters besides Simpson. The fare from 

 Montreal to Brown's Wharf is about $3.25, including breakfast and dmner ; from 

 the Wharf to Plantagenet, fifty cents. A buggy and driver to The Brook will 

 cost about ,$2, and you will pay Simpson $2 per day for himself and dogs, for each 

 day you hunt ; perliaps a little more, should there be a large party. The fare 

 from Ottawa to Brown's Wharf is about $1-25. Early in the season it is prefera- 

 ble to camp out, but Simpson can generally find accommodation for a few. 



Besides deer, this region abounds in bears, foxes, hares, and ruffed grouse. 

 The only way you can hunt the latter is to have a dog that will tree them and 

 bark until you come up. In this way large numbers may be obtained. 



Peterborough County — 



Burleigh. Deer, ducks, partridge ; black bass. The route is via the Midland 

 Railroad to Lakefield, thence steamer. There is a comfortable and neat tavern at 

 Burleigh Falls. 



Young's Point. Bass, and mascalonge fishing. Reached via steamer. Six 

 miles from here is the Burleigh Hotel, which is designed expressly for sportsmen, 

 and where splendid salmon trout fishing may be found. The fish weigh from ten 

 to thirty-five pounds. Excellent guides can be readily obtained, canoes can be 

 had for hire, and all camping equipments can be purchased, or perhaps rented, at 

 reasonable prices by merely applying to the landlord of the house where the 

 sportsman may put up. 



Pigeon River and Pigeon Lake are good duck shooiing grounds ; black ducks, 

 pin-tails, teal and wood ducks. Take Midland Railway to Omemce, thence via 

 boat down stream to Muskrat Island, a good camping ground, and excellent 

 shooting. Flood's Bog, three miles farther, is g-ood snipe ground. Clansey's 

 Pond is the resort of many ducks. Twin Islands at the head of Pigeon Lake is 

 the best point for shooting. 



Peterborough. The Otonabee River is a noble stream for black bass fishing. 

 It is a sluggish stream of some twenty miles in length, and from one hundred to 

 one hundred and twenty yards wide, winding gracefully through forest and farm 

 till it enters Rice Lake. 



The fish are game to the last, and range in weight from one and one-half 

 to five pounds. Excellent duck shooting on the lakes in the vicinity. Buck- 

 horn Lake affords excellent mascalonge fishing, with deer shooting in the neigh- 

 borhood. Reached by stage from Peterborough six miles to Chemong Lake, 

 thence by water. Peterborough is on a branch of the Midland Railway. 



Balsam Lake. Big Island is a good deer ground. The pools all about are full 

 of fine fish. At the foot of the rapid between Big and Little Mud-turtle Bays, is 

 a famous place for fish. 



Stony Lake, is a body of water about nine miles long by three wide, and 

 dotted over with innumerable islands of all sizes and shapes. Many of these are 

 wooded, others are covered with grass and small shrubs. The black bass fishing 

 in the lake is first-class, especially at the mouths of Jack's and Eel Creeks. Troll- 

 ing is also good in all parts of the lake, mascalonge and land-locked salmon 

 taking the troll freely. The latter fish afford magnificent sport for the angler 

 (with live minnow for bait) early in May, at Purleigh Falls ; they are seldom 

 caught weighing less than seven pounds, and have been taken over thirty pounds 

 in weight. Herring and perch are also caught in the lake. Summer duck shoot- 

 ing begins on the 15th of August, and remains good for four or five weeks, when 

 the fall flight commences. Wild rice and celery grow in great abundance in all 

 of these waters, which are visited by millions ot the duck tribe, until the cold 

 weather closes the waters, compelling them to seek a more congenial clime. 

 Deer hunting, or rather, the open season begins about the ist of September, 

 Stony Lake, Lovesick Lake and Deer Bay, (all contiguous,) being favorite re- 

 sorts for the deer hunter, as they are all easy of access, and deer are plentiful. 



