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Dayton (C. B. & Q.) Fox r., near station : b. b., (s. in.) pike and picherei; s. m. 

 1>. b. most numerous; live minnows usual bait; ; April and May best; usual season. 

 This is a noted b. b. ground; pike-peix-li ( f/all-eyed pike) are also caught. 



De Pile (C. R. I. & P.) Lake De Pue, near station; Illinois r., y z m.; first named 

 best; b. b., pickerel, perch, etc.; usual baits; spring and fall best; hotels or board- 

 ing-houses, 75c to $1 p. d.; boats and baits cheap. 



I Dundee (C. & N. W.) Fox r., y 2 in.; pickerel, rock and b. b., and pike; rock and 

 b. b. prevail; minnow and Avorm baits; May, June, and September best; hotels, 

 $1.25 p. d.; boats and baits can be had at reasonable prices. 



; (C. I. St. L. & C.) Kankakee r., 5 m.; b. b., pike, pickerel, and silver bass; 

 bass of both kinds most numerous; miuuoAvs and art. spoons used; April, May, 

 June, September, October, and November, best; hotels, $1 to $2 p. d.; boats, $1 to 

 $2 p. d. 



Preeport(C. M. & St. P. See inside back cover.) Picatonica r., runs through 

 city; pickerel and coarse A'arieties; minnoAvs usual bait; June best month; hotels, 

 Slip, d.; boats, $1.25 p. d. 



Garden Prairie (C. & N. W.) KishAvaukee r., near station; bass, pickerel, etc., 

 email fish and minnows usual baits; hotel, $3.5o p. AV. 



Grafton (W. St. L. &P.) Illinois r. 2m.; Mississippi r. near station; Long 1. op- 

 posite iu Mo.; Gilbert 1. and Silver 1. about 2m.; lakes best; b.b., croppies, catfish 

 and sunfish, the two last predominating; some seasons bass are quite numerous ; 

 Avorms and minnows usual baits; June to October best; hotels $1.50 p. d.; boats 

 50c p. d. 



Gurnee (C. M. & St. P. See inside back cover.) Gages 1. 3 in.; Second 1. 3 m.; 

 Third 1. 3 m.; Fourth 1. 8 in.; Deep 1. 10 m.; Cedar 1. ; Sand 1. 8 m.; Long 1., 

 Round 1. and Foxl; Cedar, Long and Fox 1's. best; pickerel and b. b.; 

 frog and minnow bait; May, June and September best; hotels reasonable; boats 

 60cp. d. 



Harvard (C. & N. W.) Geneva 1.11 in.; Delevan 1. 18 m.; first named best for 

 flarge fish, but they are more numerous in Delevan L; perch, b. b., pickerel, pike 

 and cisco; perch and bass most numerous in Geneva 1.; minuoAv and worm baits; 

 Spring and fall months the best; hotels $1.75 to $2 p. d.; boats and bait can be had 

 (very cheap. 



Havana (W. St. L. & P.) Illinois r. near station; Quiver 1. 3 m.; Thompsons 1. 

 3' 2 m.; Quiver 1. best; pike, b.b., croppies and salmon (pike perch); bass most 

 [numerous; minnows and spoon hooks used for baits; June and July best; hotels 

 '$1.50 to $2 p. d.; guides $1.50 to $2 p. d.; boats 50c p. d. Our correspondent 

 Avrites: "This is considered one of the very best fishing points in the State." 



Henry (C. B. I. & P.) Illinois r. and outlet of Senochwine 1. 2>, m.; b. b., pick- 

 erel, croppies, white bass, etc.; bass in excess; minnows and spoon hooks used; 

 May to Sept. good. The Lock in the r. is a favorite spot of the local anglers and the 

 fishing is excellent there. 



Kollis (W. St. L. & P.) Illinois r. 1 m.; pike, b. b., salmon (pike perch), perch 

 and catfish; bass, pike and catfish most numerous; Avorms, crayfish and minnows 

 used as baits; April, June and September best. After the r. overfloAvs and retires 

 thousands of fish are left in the deep holes, and they are caught by the barrels 

 full. 



Joliet (C. R. I. & P.) DuPage cr. 6 m.; Kaukakee r. 12 m.; Desplaiues r. 7 in.; 

 Kaukakee r. best; pike, b. b,, suufish, etc.; b. b. most numerous; minnows usually 

 as bait; May, Jvme, September and October best; hotels $2 p. d.; boats and bait 

 nominal cost. "The fishing in May and June is good." 



Jonesboro (St. L. & C.) Dutch cr. 2 m.; Clear cr. 5 m.; Running 1. 7 m.; Bluff 1. 

 '7 m.; Grassy 1. 7 m.; Bluff 1. and outlet of same best; b. b., pike, perch, and catfish; 

 perch and catfish most numerous, but bass plentiful; baits minnows, Avorms and 

 fresh meat; June and September best, although caught all summer; hotel $1.50 

 p. d. The outlet of Bluff 1. is an excellent water for b. b. and pike. 



Kankakee (C. I. St. L. & C.) Kankakee r. and Illinois r. accessible; first named 

 best; b. b., pickerel and pike; bass most numerous: minnows usual bait; March, 

 April and May best; hotel $1.50 to $2 p. d.; boats oOc p. d.; minnows 25c p. doz. 

 The l>est fishing is at Aroma the next station east. 



