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pickerel, pike, catfish, etc.; pickerel most numerous; frogs and other usual baits 

 used; hotels, $2 p. d.; boats and baits plenty at nominal prices. 



New Rockford (N. P. See Page VIII.) Minni Wakan, or Devil's Lake; pickerel 

 and pike in about equal numbers; trolling mostly and salt pork sometimes as bait; 

 May and June, and December, Jamiary and February, best times; hotels, $2 p. d., 

 $10 p. w.; boats and bait at nominal cost. 



Nortliwood (St. P. M. M. See Page X.) Goose r., 2 m.; pickerel; usual baits; 

 May and June best; hotel, $1.50 p. d. 



Ordway (C. & N. W.) Elm r., y z m.; Jim r., 4 m.; last named best; pickerel 

 principally; worms, and other usual baits; April, May, and June, best. 



Planking-ton (C. M. & St. P. See inside back cover.) Pleasant 1. and Traverse 

 1.; Pleasant 1. the best; pickerel and b. b. found here but first named most numer- 

 ous; spoon bait and frogs used; April, May, and June, best; hotels reasonable; 

 guides, $2 p. d.; boats and bait moderate. Our correspondent adds: "The lakes 

 are good fishing in the spring and furnish good shooting for wild ducks in the fall 

 months." 



Redfield (C. M. & St. P.) Turtle cr., ^ m.; James r., 3> m.: some pike found 

 here; usual baits used; May and June best: hotels, $1.50 p. d.; boats at reasonable 

 charge. 



Bowell (C. M. & St. P.) Clear 1., Bitter 1., and Lake Chapin; first named best; 

 pickerel the principal fish caught; minnows and spoon hooks used; May and June 

 best; boats and baits reasonable. 



Scotland (C. M. & St. P. See inside back cover.) James r., 5 m.; pickerel and 

 b. b. found here, but pickerel most numerous; customary baits; spring best time; 

 hotel, $2 p. d. 



Thompson (St. P. M. & M. See Page X.) Red r., 6 in.; pike, pickerel, b. b., 

 and whitefish; all plenty; minnows and frogs usual baits; Jure is the best mouth; 

 hotels reasonable; boats and bait at nominal cost. 



Vilas(C &N. W.) Rock cr., 2> m.; Bitter 1., 4'i m.; Unknown 1., 4 m.; all 

 about equally good; pickerel, perch, etc.; baits worms, frogs, etc.; May, June, 

 and July, best; hotels, $2 to $3 p. d.; no boats on 1. or cr. 



Virgil (C. M. & St. P.) Cane cr., 1 m.; Sand cr., 5 m.; first named best; some 

 pickerel here. 



Walipeton (N. P. and St. P. M. & M.) Red River of the North, and Bois De 

 Sioux r., both accessible at their junction, which is the best fishing point; pickerel, 

 b. b., pike, buffalo, etc.; pickerel most numerous; frogs mostly used as bait; June 

 to September inclusive, best months; hotels, $2 p. d.; boats, 75c to $1.50 p. d. 



Watertown (C. M. & St. P. See inside back cover.) Kampeska 1., 3 m.; Pelican 

 1., 1 m.; first named best; pike, pickerel, perch, b. b., etc.; pickerel most numer- 

 ous; frogs and trolling spoon baits; May, June, and September, best; hotels, 2 p. d.; 

 boats, $1 p. d. 



Waubay (C. M. & St. P.) Blue 1., % m.; Waubay 1., 7 m.; first named best; 

 pike and pickerel; the latter most numerous; catight through the ice in winter, and 

 with usual baits in season; hotels reasonable. Fishing reported excellent. Tne 

 bridge across Blue 1. \e a favorite spot of local anglers. 



Webster (C. M. & St. P.) Waubay 1., 2> m.; Enemies Swim 1., 8 m.; Minnie 

 Washta 1., 8 m.; Horseshoe 1., 7 in.; and many others where pickerel and wall-eyed 

 pike abound; season good from April to November; frog and salt pork baits; hotel, 

 $2 p. d.; guides, boats, and baits at reasonable prices; good hunting also in this 

 vicinity. 



Wentworth (C. M. & St. P.) Lake Madison, 3 m.; pickerel mostly; trolling 

 spoons generally used; winter and spring best seasons. 



Wilmot (C. M. & St. P. See inside back cover.) Big Stone 1., 6 m.; pike, b. b., 

 pickerel, perch, etc.; equally numerous; baits frogs and minnows; May, June, 

 September, and October, best; hotel, guides, boats, and bait, can be had. The fish- 

 ing is reported good. 



Yankton (C. M. & St. P ) Missouri and James r.s, 6 m.; North and South Beaver 

 crs.', and Lesterville 1., 6 to 18 m.; both Beaver crs. best; pickerel, b. b., buffalo, etc.; 

 pickerel most numerous; art. spoon and frogs used mostly as bait; April and May 

 best; hotels, $2 p. d 



