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sunfish etc.; pickerel most abundant; worms and spoons used; May and June best; 

 no regular hotels; guides are numerous; boats and baits very cheap. Good 

 fishing. 



Murdock(*t. P. M. & M.) Buffalo 1. 7 in.; Munson 1. 8 m.; Camp 1. 8 m.; Chip- 

 pewa r., 7>g m.; Chippewa r ., Buffalo 1. and Munson 1. the best; pickerel, pike, perch, 

 buffalo, etc.; pickerel and buffalo most numerous; minnows and frogs usual baits; 

 June and the winter best times; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; boats and bait can be had 

 cheap. A great deal of spearing done here. 



Muskoda (N. P. See page VIII.) Buffalo r. %m.; Silver 1. 3m.; both good; 

 bass, pike, pickerel, perch, etc.; pickerel most abundant; minnows and frogs used 

 as baits; August and September best; hotel $1 p. d.; boats reported as free. 



Nelson (St. P. M. & M.) Geneva 1. 2^ m.; Lake Mary 2m.; Victoria 1. 2^ m.; 

 first best; whitefish, pickerel, bass and pike; minnow bait; June, July, August 

 and September best; hotel, boats and bait at reasonable rates. 



New Him (C. & N. W. See page XVII.) Cotton wood r. 1 m.; Minnesota r. in city 

 limits; Swan 1. 7 in.; Clear 1. 6 m.; Lake Hauska 12 m.; first best; pike, pickerel, b. 

 b., etc.; pickerel most numerous, spoons, art. minnow and live bait used; Mayand 

 June best; hotels $1 to $2 p. d. ; boats and bait cheap. Best fishing is in the Cotton- 

 wood r. in spring; fly-fishing not practiced. 



New York Mills (N. P.) Otter Tail 1. 9 m.; pike, pickerel and bass; pike most 

 numerous; minnow and frog baits; May to August best; hotel $2 p. d.; guide with 

 team $3 p. d.; boats $1 p. d. 



Northfield (C. M. & St. P.) Circle 1., Fox 1. and Union 1. 8 m.; Cannon r. at 

 station; Cannon r. and Fox 1. best; b. b., pike, pickerel and croppies; bass and 

 pickerel most numerous; minnows and art. baits used; May, June and July best; 

 Bummer mouths best for bass: boats and bait can be had reasonable. The b. b. 

 fishing in the Cannon r. is very fine. 



Odessa (C. M. & St. P. See inside back cover.) Long Tom 1. 2}m.; Horse- 

 shoe 1. 2m.; Minnesota r. }' z m.; Long Tom cr. > 4 m.; first best; pickerel, pike, 

 bass, etc.; pickerel most numerous; frogs, grub worms and spoon hooks used for 

 baits: May and June best months; hotel $1 p. d. or $4 p. w. Fishing reported 

 good. 



Olivia (C. M. & St. P.) Long 1. 6 m.; Lake Lillian 12 m.; last best; pickerel is 

 the principal variety found; frog bait; May, June and July best. 



Orouoco (C. & N. W. See page XVII.) Zumbro r. 3 m.; pickerel, bass, mascalonge 

 and others: bass most numerous; minnow bait; April. May, September, October and 

 November best months. 



Ortonville (C. M. & St. P.) Minnesota r. ^4 m. ; Big Stone 1. % m.; last best; 

 pike, bass, pickerel, etc.; spoons, minnows; frogs, etc. as baits; June & July best; 

 hotels $1 to $2 p, d.; rowboats 50c to $1.50 p. d. Our correspondent writes ; " Big 

 Stone Lake is, in the opinion of expert anglers, the best fishing ground in the 

 northwest. It is getting to be more popular every season." 



Osakis (St. P. M. & M.) Lake Osakis near station; pike, pickerel, b. b. (1. m.), 

 silver and rock bass, croppies, whitefish, etc.; pickerel and bass most numerous; 

 hotels $1 to $2.50 p. d.; guides at reasonable rate; boats lOc to 20c p. h.; bait plenty 

 and cheap. 



Osseo (St. P. M. & M. See page X.) Fish 1. 3 m.; Eagle 1. 2>i m.; last best; picke- 

 rel, bass, sunfish, etc.; pickerel most numerous; frog and worm baits; Mayand 

 June best; hotels $1 p. d.; boats can be had at reasonable rates. Trolling is the 

 favorite method with local anglers. 



Owatonna (C. M. & St. P.) Beaver 1.22 m.; Clear 1.15 m.; and some 3 or 4 

 other small lakes: Clear 1. best; pickerel, pike, bass and perch; bass and pickerel 

 most numerous; minnow, frog etc. baits; May, June, July and August best; hotels 

 $1 to $2.50 p. d.; boats 50c. to $1 p. d. 



Perham (N. P. See page VIII) Little Pine 1. 1> m.; Big Pine 1. 2 m.; first best; 

 pike, pickerel and b. b.; pike and pickerel in excess; minnows and artificial baits 

 used; winter months and as late as June best; hotels $2 p. d., $4 to $6 p. w.; boats 

 and bait reasonable. 



Peterson (C. M. & St. P.) Small br. (unnamed) 2 m.; 1 do. 4 m.; first mentioned 

 best; trout; worm bait; June and July best; no regular hotel, but board can be 



