Irish and Fishing 



ian chain to the Carohnas and northern Geor- 

 gia. They were also plentiful in the Clreat Lake 

 waters and Mississippi valley, Ohio, 

 Foifnd^"^ Illinois, and Missouri River basins, 

 the large-mouth being common along 

 the Florida peninsula. 



On the north-eastern coast some of the finest 

 bass fishing to be enjoyed is at Belgrade lakes in 

 Maine, notwithstanding the fact that a large 

 number of anglers go there every season to try 

 their luck, with never-ending success. Belgrade 

 is composed of a number of lakes connected by 

 various streams teeming with fish food highly 

 suited to the bass; consequently they are big, 

 plentiful, and gamy, rising freely to the 

 fly from early June till August. Other 

 good bass localities in northern Maine are Se- 

 boois Lake and its tributaries, Schoodic Lake, the 

 Piscataquis River, with many ponds and lakes 

 near by. The Sebec Lake, which is connected by 

 various streams, affords most excellent fishing. 

 So widely have the bass been planted and so rapid 

 their growth that it is impossible to give the 

 names of the large number of lakes and streams, 

 in that vast region. 



Any bass fisherman who has not been to the St. 



Lawrence among the Thousand Islands, will find 



it well worth a visit, making his head- 



Sands""* quarters at Clayton, N. Y., where 



guides of real worth, and boats, roomy 



and comfortable, may be hired. There is no special 



place; it is all good fishing along the rocky shores 



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