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New-town (N. Y. & N. E.) Fountain 1. 3m.; Housatonic r. 1 m.; about equal; 

 li. b., pike and perch; bass most numerous; baits are "Alligators " (helgramites), 

 toads, minnows and crickets; Dec. and Jan., June, July and August best; hotels $2 

 p. d.; guides reasonable; boats 25c p. h. or 50c p. d.; bait $1 p. 100. 



lTiantic(N. Y. N. H, & H. to East Lyme) Lake Konomac and Sturdevants p. 

 near by afford b. b., perch and pickerel; usual baits; at the Toll bridge, salt water 

 fish can be caught porgies, sea bass, flounders, blackfish, sheepshead and weakfish. 

 The striped bass at times give excellent sport. Accommodations good and 

 reasonable. 



Norfolk (H. & C. W.) Reservoir 2 m.; Tobey p. 1 m.; Pond Hill p. 1 m.; Doo- 

 little p. P m. ; Smithp. 5 m. ; Canaan Mountain p. 5 m. ; Doolittle p. and Reservoir best; 

 b. b., pickerel and perch; pickerel most numerous; live bait mostly used; June and 

 Sept. best for bass, and all the summer months for pickerel; plenty of boarding 

 houses at $5 to $10 p. w. ; boats plenty at 25c p. d. There are trout brooks in this 

 vicinity, with the trout abundant. The fishing for pickerel is reported very line. 



J!fo. Windliam (N. Y. & N. E.) Natchaugr. } m.; Fenton r. 1! m.; Stone- 

 house br. 2m.; Tuckers br. 1 ni. ; Beaver br. 2m. ; Merrick br. '2% m. ; Natchaug 

 r. and Stoneham br. best; b. b., perch, pickerel, brook trout, roach, catfish etc.; 

 all kinds of baits which are usually used; June and July best in the river, earlier 

 in brooks, and in winter through the ice; permits must be obtained to fish for 

 trout. 



Norwich (C. V. & N. Y. & N. E,) Between Norwich and the mouth of the Thames 

 r. the several varieties of brackish water fish. A few b. b., striped bass (salt water), 

 white and yellow perch are taken up to Greenville dam 1 m. above Norwich. The 

 following rivers, easily reached, have some bass, pickerel and coarse fish. Yantic, 

 Shetut-ket, Little River and Quinnebaug; the b. b. are however disappearing; 

 within a radius of 10 m. are several lakes containing b. b. and other fish. There 

 are many trout streams within 10 to 12 m. , some of which still furnish fair creels. 

 Gardners 1. 4m. gives fairs, m. b. b. sport: July, Aug. and Sept. are the best 

 for them; hotels $1.50 to $3 p. d. See THE AMERICAN ANGLER, Vol. Ill p. 264. 



Plainfteld (N. Y. & N. E.) Frye's p. y z m.: Packer's p. 3 m.; last named best; 

 pickerel, trout etc.; pickerel most numerous; April, May, June and July best; 

 hotels $2 p. d. 



Rockville (N. Y. & N. E.) Snipsic 1. 1 m.; Bolton reservoir 4 m.; first named 

 best; b. b., yellow perch, pickerel etc.; b. b. most numerous; worms, frogs, toads, 

 grasshoppers etc. as baits; April, May and September best; hotel $2 to $2.50 p. d.; 

 boats lOc p. h. The b. b. are plentiful but erratic, in their biting humors. A few 

 trout can be caught in adjacent brooks 



Roxbury (Shepaug) Shepaug r. near by and several small brooks which contain 

 trout; roach, (chub or wintish) in the r. Trout law restricts fishing to April, May 

 and June. See New Preston. Conn. 



Sandy Hook (N. Y. & N. E.) Housatonic r. ^ m.; Taunton 1. 3 m.; first 

 named best; b. b., pickerel and yellow perch; bass in the majority; baits worms, 

 helgramites and minnows; July, August, September and October; hotels $1 to 

 $1.50 p. d.; boats at reasonable prices. The b. b. are taken at times in fair num- 

 bers out of the Housatonic. 



Sliepaug 1 (Shepaug) Housatonic and Shepaug r. 50 to 100 yds. ; the former best; 

 b. b., roach, trout and perch; the bass and trout most numerous; local baits are 

 worms, "Alligators" (dobsons), toads, newts and crickets; July, Aug. and Sept. 

 best months; boats 25c p. d. ; no guides needed; hotel charges unknown. 



Southford (N. Y. & N. E.) Quassapaug 1. 3} m.; Quassapaug r. ^ m.; trout 

 pickerel, b. b., perch etc.; May and Jixne best for trout and bass; hotel $1 p. d.; 

 private boarding less; guides can be procured; boats 50c p. d., and baits $1 p. 100. 

 "Angle dogs" is the local name for the helgramite or dobson bait. See Sandy 

 Hook, Conn. 



Southport (N. Y. N. H. & H.) Long Island Sound and mouth of Mill r. % m., 

 striped bass, bluefish, frost fish, blackfish etc.; all numerous; minnows, soft crabs, 

 clams, shrimp etc. as baits; August and September best for bluefish and striped 

 bass; October, December and January for frost fish; hotels at very reasonable 

 rates; boats 25c p. h. ; bait reasonable. 



South Windham (N. Y. k N. E. ) Shetucket r. near station; b. b. mostly taken 

 here; dobson and frog bait; hotel $1 p. d.; fishing is not attractive. 



