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fish, sunfieh and others: pickerel, pike and bass most numerous; minnowR, beef, 

 pork and pieces of fish used; April, August, December, January and February best- 

 hotels $1.50 p. d. guides at moderate cost: boats and bait at reasonable prices. 

 Other 1's within in. contain an abundance of neb, and good shooting for duck, 

 geese etc. may also be had on them. 



Mahtowa (St.P. & D.) Moose Horn r.> m.; Black Hoof cr.5 m; and several small 

 lakes not named, from 2 to 4 ni.; lakes the best; pickerel mostly; frogs, worms and 

 spoons used; May and June best. 



Mankato (several r. r.) Madison 1. 10 m.; Lake Emily 10m.; Washington 1. 7 m; 

 Blue Earth r., Le Sueur r., Loon, Lilly, and Crystal 1's 12 ms.; Little and Big Cobb 

 is., Maple r. and Minnesota r.; the lakes are best; pike, bufl'alo, bass, pickerel and 

 course varieties pickerel and pike most numerous: worms, meat, small fish and 

 frogs are usual baits; summer and fall are best in the lakes, spring in the rivers; 

 hotels numerous at reasonable charges boats and bait plenty and moderate. A 

 good fishing and shooting point. The rivers at Mankato give excellent fishing, on 

 which no boats are needed, wading being the rule. 



Maple Plain (St. P. M. & M.) L. Independence \y z m.; pickerel, b. b., croppies 

 etc.; pickerel most numerous; minnow bait; summer months best; hotels $lp. d.; 

 boats and bait plenty and reasonable. 



Marshall (C. & N. W. See page XVII.) Goose L, Swan 1., Lake Marshall and 

 Redwood r.; first best; pickerel, perch etc. ; pickerel most numerous; frog and min- 

 now baits; June, July, August and September best. In Redwood r. pickerel are 

 abundant and of fair size. 



Medford (C. M. & St. P. See inside back cover) Straight r. % m.; pickerel, b. 

 b. and perch; pickerel most numerous; minnow bait; May and June best; hotel at 

 reasonable rate . 



Milan (C. M. & St. P.) Lac.qui-Parle 1. 2^ m.; pike, pickerel, b.b., catfish 

 etc.; pickerel most numerous; spear fishing largely followed. 



Millville (C. M. & St. P.) Zumbro r. 2 m.; b. b., pickerel etc.; b. b. most 

 numerous; minnows and art. spoons; May and June best; no regular hotels, 

 but private board can be obtained at moderate cost; no guides required. A 

 favorite point with anglers of this section . 



Minneapolis <several r. r.) L's Minnetonka (upper and lower), about 15 m.; 

 Medicine 1 . 8m.; several other smal lakes in the vicinity where good fishing can 

 be had; pickerel, b. b., croppies, wall-eyed pike etc.; pickerel are most numerous 

 in L. Minnetonka, and wall-eyed pike in Medicine L; frogs, minnows and trolling 

 baits used; June, September and October best; numerous hotels around 1's Minne- 

 tonka from $2 to $5 p. d., and private boarding houses at or near Medicine 1.; 

 guides with boat at reasonable rates; boats and tait at moderate charges. 



Minnehaha (C. M. & St. P.) Mississippi r., Lake Amelia and Mud 1. ; pickerel, 

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

 and fall months best; hotels $2 p. d. boats can be had at the lakes at reasonable 

 rates. 



Minnesota City (C. M. & St. P.) Mississippi r. and sloughs 1 m.; pickerel, 

 pike, b. b. etc.; of these the bass are most abundant; minnows and spoons used; 

 May and June best; hotel $1 p. d. ; boats and bait with guide $5 p. d. 



Monti ose (St. P. M. & M. See page X) Crow r. 2% m.; Buffalo 1.6 in.; last 

 named best; pickerel, bass and suntish; pickerel and bass most numerous; frog 

 and minnow baits, August and September best; boats can be had reasonable. 



Moose Lake (St. P. & D.) Sturgeon 1. 5 m.; Island 1. and numerous others; 

 Sturgeon 1. best; pickerel, bass, pike etc. all abound; worms, minnows etc. as 

 baits; February, March, June, July and August best; hotel $1.50 p. d.; good hunt- 

 ing in this locality also . 



Morris (St. P. M. & M.) Pomme de Terre r. 1 m.; Foss' 1. 5m.; Wintermute 1. 

 6 m.; Hooswolds 1. 6 m.; Long 1. 7m.; Clear 1. 7m.; Pomme de Terre r. and Clear 

 1. best; pike, pickerel, bass, salmon, perch and suufish pickerel and pike most 

 abundant, minnow and frog bait; April May, June, August and September best; 

 hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d. ; guide with team $3.50 p. d.; boats and bait at small, cost. 

 Good fishing reported. 



Mound Prairie (C. M. & St. P.) -Day Valley cr. 1 m.; Bush Valley cr. 2 m.; 

 Story Valley cr. 2m.; Chrystal cr. 2m.; Mound Prairie cr. 1 m.; Root r. near 

 station and five lakes, all within 1 m.; lakes and creeks best; trout, pickerel, bass, 



