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Keithsburgf (C. I. ) Mississippi r., Prairie Slough and Spring Slough all within 

 1 m.; Willow 1. 3 m.; Otter 1. 3 in.; the two last best; pike, b.b., sunfish, perch and 

 croppies; bass, sunfish and croppies most numerous; minnows and worms as baits; 

 September; and October best; hotels $2 p. d.; guides $2 p. d.; boats 50c p. d.; bait 

 can be readily procured. 



Lawrence (C. & N. W.) Lake Geneva and Delaware!. 12 in.; last named best; 

 pickerel, pike, b. b., perch etc.: perch most numerous; minnows are usual baits; 

 spring and summer best season; boats 50c to $1 p. d. This station is near a branch 

 of the Pishkasaw cr., a small stream in which some speckled trout were planted a 

 few years ago by Mr. Ayers, of Chicago, and they appear to be thriving as some are 

 taken occasionally. 



Lawrenceville (W. St. L. & P.) Embarras r. at station; Horse Shoe p. 1 m.; 

 Beaver p. 3m.; Rapid p. 8 m.; Swan p. (5 m.. all good; b. b., perch, "tin mouth," 

 goggle-eye, some trout, pike, buffalo, catfish etc.; bass, perch, and "tin mouth" 

 most numerous; minnow bait; April, May and June best; hotels at reasonable 

 rates; boats and baits can be had at moderate cost. This point has a good reputa- 

 tion among fishermen. 



Lemont (C. St. L. & W.) See Willow Springs, 111. 

 Lockport (C. St. L. & W.) See Willow Springs, 111. 



Lorenzo (C. St. L. & W.) Kankakee r. at station; b. b. and pickerel abound; 

 minnows as bait; May to August best, no regular hotels, but boarding can be had 

 at farm houses; boats and bait reasonable. Otir correspondents says that this water 

 "is the choicest fishing ground in the State; the fish are large and plentiful." 



Mitchell (C. & A.) Long 1. at station; b. b., catfish, pike etc.; b. b. plentiful; 

 . good from April to October; worms and minnows used; hotels $1 p. d.; guides not 

 required: boats plenty at $1 p. d.; Long lake is considered one of the best hunt- 

 ing and fishing grounds in the State; and is much visited by the sportsmen of St, 

 Louis, Mo. 



Mannheim (C. M. & St. P. See inside back cover) Des Plaines r. 2m.; b. b.; 

 pickerel and coarse varieties; pickerel and bullheads most numerous; worms and 

 minnows as bait; May and September best; hotels $1 to $1.50 p. d.; guides and 

 boats not needed. There are said to be some very fine fish in Des Plaines r., but 

 ( they are difficult to lure. 



Marseilles (C. R. I. & P.) Illinois r. } m., Mill Race ' 4 ' m.; both equally good; 

 pike; pickerel,- b. b., catfish etc.; minnows, worms, meat etc. as baits; April. May 

 and October best; hotels $2 p. d.; boats and bait reasonable. 



, McHenry (C. & N. W) Fox 1. and Grass 1. 8 in.; Pistaqua 1. 4 m.; Silver 1. 7 m.; 

 McCollom 1. 1 in.; Fox, Grass and Pistaqua the best; b. b., pickerel and pike; 

 pickerel and b. b. most numerous; minnow and frog baits; May, June, August and 

 September best; hotels $2 p. d.; boats 50c p. d.; minnows and frogs $1 p. 100. 



Meredosia (W. St. L. & P.) Meredosial. and Illinois r. near station; first best; 

 1). b., pike, salmon, (pike-perch), white bass, croppies, sunfish, catfish etc.; all are 

 numerous; minnows and worms usual baits; June, July and August best; hotels at 

 moderate charges; guides at reasonable rate; boats and bait at moderate cost. The 

 fishing is good. 



Moline (C. R. I. & P.) Mississippi r. near town. Rock r. 3 ui.; about eoual; 

 perch, b. b., croppies, sunfish etc.; minnow and worm baits; spring and fall months 

 best; hotel $2 p. d. 



Momence (L L & la.) Kankakee r., > m.; rock bass, b. b. of both varieties, 

 perch, pike, salmon, (pike perch), buffalo, and bullheads; rock bass, pike, and 

 bullheads, most numerous; baits are minnows, greenfish, and artificial; May and 

 'June and the fall months best; hotels, $1.50 p. d.; boats and baits cheap. In the 

 spring and fall the fishing from the dams is good. 



\ Morris (C. R. I. & P.) Illinois r., at station; Moody's bayou, 5 m.; last named 

 best; pickerel, pike, black and white bass: pickerel and bass most numerous: 

 minnows, grasshoppers, and flies usiial baits: May, June, August, and September 

 best; hotels $2 p. d.: guides at moderate charge; boats and bait cheap. Good fishing 

 10 m. distant at the "Kankakee feeder." 



, Mossville (C. R. I. & P.) Illinois r., ,'i m.; pike, b.b., and sunfish abound; 

 worms, crayfish and minnows, in use; May and June best; hotels $4 p. w. 



