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of the Delaware Peninsula. The Ranoocas, Cross- 

 wick and Alloway creeks allurd, perhaps, the best 

 pike lishiug. 



TROUT. 



The best Brook Trout fishing in the eastern district 

 is undoubted!}' found in Monroe and Pike counties. 

 In the P>ig Bushkill, Saw, Broadhead's and Lacka- 

 waxen creeks trout are quite plentiful; also in the 

 tributaries of the Upper Delaware. Henryville, 

 Cresco, and Canadensis, Monroe county, furnish good 

 headquarters for trout fishermen. 



Carp are becoming quite plentiful in the tributaries 

 of the l>ela^^are, and good fishing may be found in 

 Mantua, Rancocas, Chester, Darby, and Brandywine 

 creeks; also in the Schuylkill river near Spring City. 

 Carp, like some other exotic animals which have been 

 brought to this country, have become a great nuisance. 

 Since Carp are so numerous in many of our streams 

 and ponds it is found that they have, in some places, 

 almost depopulated the waters of other kinds of very 

 desirable fishes. Fortunately the laws of Pennsylva- 

 nia, through the efforts of our efficient Board of Fish 

 Commissioners, do not give protection to the Carp at 

 any season of the year. 



CAT FISH. 



Cat Fish are quite plentiful in all of the streams in 

 this part of the country, and may be found in any of 

 the tributaries of the Delaware river. They are re- 

 ported quite plentiful at Alloway, Bridgeton, Port 



