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Pleasant Lake (L. S. & M. S.) This station is in the centre of very fine b. b. and 

 pike fishing; 15 lakes are within 6 in., viz., Long, Golden, Hogback, Silver Loon, 

 Centre, Crooked, James, Clear Cedar, Lake George, Turkey, etc., all of which afford 

 excellent sport; accommodations of all kinds plentiful at moderate charges. See 

 THE AMEBICAN ANGLER, Vol. III., page 294. 



Bay (L. S. & M. S.) Clear 1., 2> m.; pickerel, b. b. and perch; bass most num- 

 erous; minnow and worm baits; May and June best; hotels at reasonable prices; 

 boats 25c p. d. 



Rochester (Several r. r.) Manitan 1., 1 m.; 1. and s. m. b. b., pike, perch, rock 

 bass and large variety of small fish; 1. and s. in. b. b. most numerous; minnow bait; 

 May, June, September and October; hotel $1.50 p. d.; guides with boat $2. 50 p. 

 d.; boats 50c p, d.; bait cheap. Good duck shooting in the fall. The other waters 

 are Tippe-anoe r., Mud L, Lewis 1. and Bruce 1., all easily accessible. Lewis and 

 Mud Us are particularly noted for excellent b. b. and pickerel fishing. 



Boiling 1 Prairie (L. S. & M. S.) Hudson L, 5 m.; pike, b. b., pickerel, sunfish; 

 etc.; bass and sunfish most numerous; worm and minnow baits; no regular hotel; 

 guides, boats and bait can be obtained reasonable. 



Syracuse (B. & O.) Turkey L, at station; b. b., pickerel, croppies, perch, etc.; 

 b. b. most abundant; minnow bait; May, June, July, August September and Octob- 

 er best; hotel $2 p. d.; guide with boat $2 p. d.; minnows $1.50 p. 100. 



Valparaiso (P. Ft. W. & C.) Kankakee r. at Bauinsbridge 15 m.; grass and 

 wall-eyed pike, perch, pickerel and rock bass, 1. and s m. b. b.; rock-bass and pick- 

 erel most numerous; minnows and spoon hooks mostly used as baits; May, June 

 and July best; hotels $2 p. d. at Valparaiso, private board at Baumsbridge; guides 

 $2 p. d.; boats 50c p. d.; Deep r. 16 m.; Flint 1. 3 m.; Long 1. 3 m., also give fair 

 fishing for b. b., strawberry and rock bass. 



Walkerton (W. St. L. & P.) Kankakee r. 4 m.f Koontz's 1. 6 m.; last best; b. b., 

 perch, sunfish, etc.; bass and sunfish most numerous; minnow and worm baits; 

 April, September and October best; boats 50c p. d. 



Walnut (W. St. L. & P.) Maxiukuckee 1. 10 m.; Tippecauoe r. 2,' a m.; first best; 

 b. b., pickei-ol and pike; bass most numerous; minnow bait; May and June best; 

 hotel at reasonable rates; guides moderate; boats $1 p. d. 



Warsaw (Several r. r.) Turkey, Barber and Tippecanoe 1's are all good 

 waters for b. b., pike, etc.; they are easily accessible and are visited by many Indi- 

 ana anglers. See THE AMERICAN ANGLER, vol. Ill, page 295. 



WestPoint (W. St. L. & P.) Wabash r. 2 m.; Salmon (pike-perch), b. b., pike' 

 ate.; bass most numerous; worms and minnows used for bait; May, June, Septem" 

 ber and October best. 



Whiting's (L. S. & M. S.) Lake Michigan ,' 4 ' m.; Lake George 1> m.; Berry 1. 

 1 m.; Lake George is best for b. b. and pickerel, and Lake Michigan for perch: 

 bass and pickerel are the varieties; pkrch most abundant; minnow bait; March to 

 October best; fishing reported good. 



Williamstown (C. I. St. L*. & C.) Clifty cr. 2^ m.; Little Flat Rock r.'l^' m. 

 Big Flat Hock r. 4 m.; last best; b. b., perch, etc.; bass most abundant; minnow 

 and worm baits; April, June and September best; no regular hotels but private 

 board can be had at very moderate price; do not need guides or boats. 



IOWA. 



Akron (C. M. & St. P.) Sargents 1. 1> m,; Big Sioux r. near station; last named 

 best; pickerel, pike, b. b.; of these the pickerel is most abundant; minnow bait: 

 April and May best, and winter months, when spearing is done extensively; hotels 

 at reasonable rates; guides, boats and bait can be had at moderate charge. 



Bassett (C.M. & St. P. See inside back cover. ) Wapsipinicon r. and Little Cedar 

 r.; equally good; pickerel b.b. and coarse varieties; pickerel most numerous; minnow 

 baits; spring and fall best time; hotel reasonable; guide $1.50 p, d. 



Belle Plaine (C. & N. W.) Iowa r. 2 m.; b. b., wall-eyed pike and pickerel: 

 last most abundant; frog and worm bait; May, June and September best; hotel 

 451.50 p. d. 



Belmond (C. I.) Iowa r. '4 m., Elm 1. 6 m.; Wall 1. 5 in., Twin Sister 1's 4> ni; 



