56 THE ANGLEB'S GUIDE BOOK. 



Inkom (U. P.) Port Neuf r. near Btation; Marsh cr. % in.; Rabbit cr. % in.; 

 first best; trout, chubs and whitefish; trout particularly; minnows, grubs and 

 worms; June, July, August and September best; hotels $2.50 p. d.; bait plentiful. 

 Take vrorins with you, none near Inkom; they will kill in the above waters when 

 nothing else will. In the Port Neuf r. the large fish up from Snake r., from June 1 

 to July 15, which is the best time to fish this water. Camping out necessary, as 

 the hotels are 12 ni's from best grounds. 



Kuna (U. P.) Snake r. and Boise r. 15 m.: first named best; sturgeon, salmon 

 and salmon trout; small fish as bait; August, Sept. and Oct. best; hotels reasonable; 

 guides, boats and baits moderate. These streams are much swollen in the spring 

 and early summer, which makes the fishing late in season. 



McCammon (U. P.) Port Neuf r. at station; Marsh cr. 3m.; equally good ac- 

 cording to season; trout, both salmon and mountain; minnows and art. flies; July, 

 August and September beat; hotels $2.50 p. d. Local anglers nse a large art. fly 

 of their own make, with much success. The fish are large and numerous. 



Minidoka (U. P.) Snake r. 6 m.; trout, chub and whitefish; minnows, grass-' 

 hoppers and flour paste used as baits; May, June, July and August best; hotel $2 

 p. d.; boats can be had at small cost, but seldom needed. The eddies or pools at 

 the end of the rapids contain the best fish. 



Montpelier (U. P.) Bear 1. 20 m.; trout; no regular hotel, but board can be had 

 at farm houses; guides at low charges. 



Mountain Home (U. P.) Canyon cr. *m.; Rattlesnake cr. 1 m.; first best; 

 mountain trout only: worms and grasshoppers usual baits; August and September 

 iK'st; hotels $2 p. d.; boats and guides not required. Fish average ' 4 Ib. In mid- 

 summer, Canyon c-r. runs dry, but there is good fishing 4 to 7 tip the cr. all sum- 

 mer. 



Bathdrum (N. P., see page VIII.) Lake Coeur D'Alene 10 m. by stage, fare $1.50; 

 trout; flies mostly used; July to November best; hotels $2. 50 p. d.; boats $1 p. d. 

 Our report says : "The best fishing, trout large and voracious." Hayden 1. 14 m. ; 

 Spirit 1. Gin.; Fishl. 4m., also give good fishing. See Spokane Falls, Wash. T. 

 and THE AMERICAN ANGLER, vol. VII, page 26. 



Sand Point (N. P., see page VIII.) Lake Pend d'Orielle affords good fishing 

 for all varieties of western trout; also Packr. See Spokane Falls, Wash. T. and 

 Rathdrum, Idaho. Kootenail. 35m. distant, is said to give the finest fishing in 

 the Northwest; hotels $1.5U to $2.50 p. d.; no regular guides, but Indians can be 

 hired. 



Shoshane (U. P.) Little Wood r. near station; Malad, or Big Wood r. 4> m.; 

 both good; two varieties of trout; fly, grasshoppers, etc.; June to October best; 

 hotels $2 p. d. ; baits at nominal cost. 



Soda Spring's (U. P.) Blackfoot r. 15m.; Soda cr. Jm.; Bear r. %m.; first 

 named best; mountain salmon, trout and chub; salmon trout prevail; fly in July 

 and August; live bait (minnows and frogs) in fall; August and September best; 

 hotels $2 p. d., $10 p. w. ; baits cheap. The fishing is very line and the fish are of 

 large size. 



Tahoma, Lake (U. P.) This 1. is 50m. from Hailey station on the Oregon 

 Short Line br. of Union Pac. r. r. This water is celebrated for its redfish which 

 belongs to the salmon family, and it is said of them that they never take a baited 

 hook, but this is disputed. 



INDIAN TERRITORY. 



Vinita Indian Ter. (St. L. & San F.) The following waters can be reached via, 

 this place: Grand r. ; Cotiu cr . ; Horse cr. ; Paw Paw cr. ; Verdigris r. ; they contain 

 b. b., perch, buffalo, catfish, etc.; baits used, minnows and fresh meats: March, 

 April, May, Sept. and Oct. best; hotels $2.50 p. d.; guides with team $3 p. d.; 

 boats and bait to bo had cheap. These waters are reported to its as "good." 



ILLINOIS. 



Alton (C. & A.) Strong's 1. 1 m.; Smeltzer 1. 4 m.; Brick House slough 2 m., 

 Pia-ia cr. (i m.; Splatter Dock 1. 4 m.; Smiths 1. 12 ni.;Dyke, opposite town (at times). 

 All these are small bays or arms of the Miss. r. and each one is best, according to 

 the stage of water: b. b., pike, sunfish etc.; b. b. are abundant; July, August and 



