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North Long Branch (P. & R.) Atlantic Ocean near station; bluefish, sea bass, 

 etc.; mossbunkers for bait; May until September best; guide with boat at $5 p. d. 

 Flood tide best. 



Oakland (N. Y. S. & W.) Ramapo r. ( Pompton 1. and Crystal 1. 1 to 3 m.; Pomp- 

 ton 1. best; pickerel, b. b. and others; pickerel and catfish most numerous; hel- 

 gramites, toads, worms, crickets, etc. as baits; June to October best; hotels at 

 reasonable rates; guides $1.50 to $2 p. d.; boats 50c p. d.; bait can be procured. 



Oak Ridge (N. Y. S. & W.) Green 1. 2m.; Buck 1. 3 m.; Hanks 1. 3 m.; Cedar 1. 

 3 m.; numerous trout streams; all good; b. b., pickerel and others; b. b. and pick- 

 erel most numerous; shiners, grasshoppers and worms usual baits; June, August 

 and December best; no regular hotels, but private boarding houses at $1 to $1.50 

 p. d.; guides $2 p. d. ; boats and bait moderate. 



Oceanic (Viastrs. "Sea Bird" and "Albertina" from Pier 35 N. R.) N. Shrews- 

 bury r. adjacent; weakfish, bluefish, striped bass etc. ; weakfish and bass most nu- 

 merous; shedder and soft crabs, shrimps and clams as baits; June to September 

 best; hotel $2. 50 p. d.; boats with men $2 to $5 p. d. Last of flood and first of 

 ebb are the best stages of tide . 



Phillipsburg" (several r.r.) Delaware r . near station ; black and striped bass; 

 b. b. most immerous; helgramites and email catfish *as baits; July, August and 

 September best; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d., $8p.w.; boats 20cp. h.; baits about $1 

 p. 100 for small catfish, and 40c p. doz. for helgramites. 



Flainfield (P. & R.) There are several large ponds near by stocked with black 

 bass, but until this year fishing has been prohibited. The local anglers go to Bound 

 Brook, N. J., which see. 



Port KT orris (C. & M.) Delaware Bay, Maurice River Cove; weakfish and drum, 

 the former in quantities; crab and mussel bait; for drum June and July; for weak 

 fish from June to Oct.; lastof ebb most favorable; hotels $2 p. d.; guides and bait 

 moderate. The white perch run up Maurice r. from March until last of October, 

 and can be caught freely with shrimp or oyster baits . 



Ramsey's (N. Y. L. E. & W;) Ramapo r. 3 m.; Franklin 1. 3 m.; Ryerson's 1. 8 

 m.; b. b., perch and pickerel; pickerel most numerous; June, Sept. and October 

 best; live bait and spoons mostly used; hotel $2 p. d.; boats 25c to 50c p. d. 



Ridge-wood (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Franklin 1. 8 m.; Baldwin's p. 3 m.; D. Baldwin's 

 p. y z m.; b. b., pickerel aad a few trout; black bass most plentiful and are caught 

 with live bait; Sept., Oct., Nov. best season; guides not needed; hotels and boats 

 cheap . 



Sewaren (P. & R.) Staten Island Sound % m.; weakfish, bluefish, flounders, 

 striped bass etc.; weakfish most numerous; shrimp and crab bait; June to October 

 best; hotels $12 to $15 p. w. ; boats 75c p . d. The best fishing is in July and Aug. 

 An excellent fishing ground. High and low water are best stages of the tide. 



Shark River (P. & R-) Good fishing for salt water fish, Accommodations am- 

 ple and cheap. See THE AMERICAN ANGLEB, Vol. IV, page 185. 



Singac (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Passaic r. near station; b. b., pickerel, yellow perch 

 etc.: b. b. most numerous; helgramites, worms, crayfish, bugs, crickets etc. used 

 for baits; June and September best; hotel $1 p. d.; boats 50c p. d. Fly fishing for 

 b. b. is sometimes successful when wading on the reefs 2 m. from Singac; b. b. of 

 4 Ibs have been caught by this method. 



Sparta (N.Y.S. & W.) Lake Hopatcong4 m.; Morris 1. 1m.; Lake Grinnell 3 

 m.; first named best; pickerel and b.b. abound; live bait and trolling spoons used; 

 mid-summer months best; hotel $10 p.w.; boats and bait at low prices. 



Sparta Junction (N.Y.S. & W.) Head Waters, Paulina Kill near station; Lake 

 Grinnell, White and Howells pds. 2 to 3 in.; L. Grinnell best; b.b. and pickerel; 

 bass most mimerous; minnows, redworms and crickets \isualbaits; no hotels less 

 than 3 to 5 in. at Sparta; boats and bait can be had. 



Stanhope (D. L. & W.) Budd's 1. 3 m.; Lake Hopatcong 3 m.; Stanhope reser- 

 voir >2 m.; Lake Hopatcong best; pickerel, b. b., etc.; pickerel most abundant; 

 small fish, fresh meats and worms as baits; May, June and January best; hotels at 

 reasonable prices; boats 25c to 50c p. h.; bait $1 p. 100. Good fishing waters. 



Stillwater (N. Y. S. & W.) Swartswood 1. 2 m.; pickerel, b. b., perch, etc.; 

 perch and catfish most numerous; small fish as bait; August, September and Octob- 



