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Townsend Centre (Fitchburg) Pquannacook r. near station; pickerel, trout 

 etc.; worms usually used for bait; s;uuiut:r and fall best: hotel at reasonable rate. 

 Several ponds within G m. afford good fishing. 



Truro (0. C.) Cape Cod Bay }% m.; Parnet r. near station; Fresh br. * m.; 

 first named, best; mackerel, cod flounders, striped bass etc.; mackerel and cod 

 most numerous; porgies and chubs used as bait; July, August and September best; 

 hotels $1 p. d. ; guide, boats and bait at reasonable prices. Flood tide best. 



Turner's Palls (Fitchburg) Connecticut r. near station; b. b., pickerel and 

 pouts in about equal numbers'; worms and shiner baits; hotel $1.50 p. d. 



Wachusett (Fitchburg) Wachusett 1., Woodbury reservoir, Flagg Meadow br.; 

 first best; pickerel, trout and horn pouts; the last are most plentiful; worms and 

 shiners used for bait; summer months best; hotels at the lake in summer season 

 at very moderate prices; boats can also be had there. 



Wareham (0. C.) From th3 bridge and wharves at the Narrows, (at station) 

 striped bass, bluefish, perch, flounders, etc. are abundantly taken. A number of 

 p'ds and brooks distant 2 m., contain a fair number of b. b., pickerel, perch and 

 brook troiit. Buzzard Bay 2 m., gives exceptionally fine salt water fishing, which 

 in this section is remarkably good; hotels reasonable; guides $2 p. d.; boats, boat- 

 man and tackle for a party of two, can be had at $5 p. d. 



W. Barnstable (O. C. See page XIV)- -Mill cr. and Bridge cr. %. m.; first best; 

 trout and pickerel; trout most numerous; minnow bait; April, May and June beat 

 hotels $1 p. d.; guides at $2 p. d. with bait included. Ebb tide best. 



Webster Mills (B. & A.) Lake Chaubunagungamaug 1> m.; b. b., pickerel, 

 perch etc. ; bass and perch most abundant; grasshoppers, dobsons, worms and flies 

 as baits; July and August best for bass; hotel $2 p. d. The b. b. are gamy ranging 

 from 1 to 4 Ibs. ; and are often taken in quantities. 



West Acton (Fitchburg) Lake Magog 3 m.; Fort p. 2 m. ; about equal; b. b., 

 pickerel etc. ; of these bass are most numerous; worm and shiner baits; January 

 and June best; boarding houses at very moderate prices; guides $1 to $2 p. d.; 

 boats 25c p. h. The fishing is reported good. 



Westboro (B. & A.) Chauncyp. 2m.; Cedar Swamp p. 2 m.; first best; pickerel, 

 b. b., perch etc.; pickere most numerous; small fish and worms for baits; winter 

 and spring months best; hotels $1. to $2 p. d.; boats very cheap. Our corres- 

 pondent writes: "No liquor sold in our town, and if the fisherman does not bring 

 it with him, he will be able to be his own guide." 



West Brimfield (B. & A.) Quaboagr. % m.; Mill br. >4 m.; Penny br. % m.; 



Kings br. 1 m.; Nutting br. l 1 ^ m.; Kings br. best; trout, dace, etc.; coarse varie- 

 ties predominate; worms and flies used for baits; May and June best months. 

 Kiug.s br. is the best for trout, although Nuttings br. is reported "very good." 



West Broomfield (B. & A.) Ponds adjacent contain b. b., pickerel and perch. 

 Permits issued by the Selectmen. Some trout in brooks adjacent. Board f 1 p. d.; 

 other charges moderate. 



Westfield (B. & A.) Hampton p. 4 in.; Congamond 1's 7 m.; Powder Mill br. 3 

 m.; Sand Mill br. 3 m.; first best for b. b. and pickerel and the brooks for trout; 

 bass, pickerel and trout are the principal varieties found; small fish are the usual 

 baits; April best for trout and September for bass and pickerel; hotels $2 to $2.50 

 p. d.; guides at reasonable rates; boats 50c to $1 p. d.; bait furnished by guide. 



West Groton (Fitchburg.) Squannacook and Nashua r's accessible; last best; 

 pickerel and perch, the latter most numerous; shiners and frogs legs as baits; 

 March, July and August best months. 



Westport Factory (F. B.) Bread and Cheese br. % m. This stream was for- 

 merly noted for its fine trout fishing, and there is still some good trout in it, and 

 one can, with diligence, make a fair creel. Usual charges for board; no guides 

 needed. See THE AMERICAN ANGLER, Vol. Ill, page 218. 



Weymouth (O. C.) -Smelts in numbers, on frog leg bait, are caught here. 



Woburn (B. <fc L.) Horn p. % m.; Wedge, Winter and Mystic pds. 2}^ m.; 

 Wedge p. best; pickerel, perch and b. b. ; pickerel most abundant ; minnows 

 and art. spoons; August, September and December best; hotel $2 p. d.; boats 25o 

 p. h. 



