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fishes usually found in these waters are caught in the Bay, and catfish, perch, trout, 

 syannsh etc. in Hauppauge p's; hotels at the Bay at reasonable prices; boats can be 

 had also. 



Central Valley (N. Y. L. E. & W.)~Summit 1. 2> m.; Twin 1's 3% m.; Slaugh- 

 ters 1. 3 m.; Popolopen p. 3> m. ; Wood 1. 2>a m.; Slaughters 1. and Popolopen p. 

 best; b.b., pickerel and perch; bass most abundant; June 15 to September 15 best; 

 baits flies, minnows, crayfish, helgramites etc.; hotel $8 to $14 p. w.; guides $2 

 p. d. ; boats lOc p. h. 



Ceres (B. E. & C.) Oswayo cr., Bells br., Kings Run cr. and Bells Run cr.; all 

 nearby; b. b. in Oswayo cr.; trout in the others; April, May and June best; worma 

 and gratebcppers as bait; guides $1.50 p. d.; need no boats; hotels $lp. d. 



Chapinville (N. Y. C. & H. R.) Canandaigua 1. outlet near station; pickerel and 

 b.b.; pickerel mcst numerous; minnows usual bait for pickerel, gray fly, black 

 cricket or grasshopper for b. b.; July and August best; no regular hotel, but 

 private board can be had; guide, boat and bait can be had at little or no 

 charge. 



Charlotte (R. W. & O. and N. Y. C. & H. R.) Lake Ontario and Genesee r.; last 

 best; perch, rock and b. b., pickerel etc.; perch most abundant; minnow ard 

 worm baits; May, June and July best; hotels numerous at $1 to $5 p. d. ; boats 25c 

 p. h.; bait 15c p. doz. A good fishing grotmd. 



Chatunont (R. W. & O.) ChaumontBay near station; mascalonge, pickerel, b. 

 b., pike, whitefish etc.; pike most numerous; trolling spoons used mostly; June best 

 month; hotels at reasonable prices ; guides with boats $3 p. d. Good fishing is 

 reported. 



Chazy (D. & H. C. See page XI) Little Chazy r. J 4 m.; Big Chazy r. 5 m.; Lake 

 Champlain 3 m ; last best; b. b., pike, pickerel, mascalonge etc.; bass and pickerel 

 most numerous; live minnows and trolling spoons used; August and September 

 best; hotels $2 p. d. ; guides $2 p. d.; boats 50c p. d. Around Cloak Island in Lake 

 Champlain is noted as an excellent b. b. ground. It is located on the Vermont side 

 of the Lake 100 rods from Isle la Motte. 



Chemtmgf (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Chemung r. 100 rods; b. b.; bait is the dobson (or 

 "S of B" as i is called locally); Sept. best month; hotels $2 p. d.; boat $1 p. h.; 

 no guides needed; boats can be had cheap. 



Chenangfo Forks (D. L. & W.) Chenango r. % m., and Tioughnioga r. ] 4 m.; 

 firni named best; bass, pickerel, perch and chub; b. b. most numerous; dobsons, 

 worms and minnows as baits; June and July best for bass; hotel at reasonable rate; 

 boats and bait very cheap. 



Cherry Creek (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Conewango cr. \y 2 m.; Cherry cr. 

 tributary of Conewango or. near by; -:he first best for pickerel and b. b., and last 

 named contains a few trout; minnow and worm bait; May and June best; hotels 

 $1 p. d.; guides 75c p. d.; no boats required; bait can be had at small cost 



Chittenang-o (N. Y. W. S. & B.) Oneida 1. 4 m.; pike, b. b., pickerel and trout; 

 spoon and meat baits; June, August and fall months best; hotels $1.60 p. d.; guides 

 $2 p. d. ; boats 50c p. d. This lake is noted as a very fine fishing ground. 



Claris Dock (N. Y. W. S. & B.) Hudson r. near station; striped bass, b. b., 

 perch and other varieties, bass most numerous in the fall; live baits of various 

 kinds used; January through the ice is best month for bass, and most any time of 

 year good for others; boats 25c p. h. Local fishermen fish during ebb and flood 

 tides. 



Clayton (U. & B. R.) St. Lawrence r., s. m., b. b., pickerel and mascalonge, of 

 which the first is most numerous; art flies, minnows and spoons are used; and 

 from the middle of June to Sept. is the best season; hotels $2 to $4 p. d.; guides 

 including boats and tackle, if wanted, $3 p. d.; the skiffs or boats in general ui-e 

 are admirably fitted up for comfort. The guides carry cooking utensiln, a folding 

 table and two camp stools, and cook dinner at "nooning" hours. This is on<- <>f 

 the bes c black bass grounds in the U. S. The fishing on the St Lawrence r. will 

 doubtless be better this year (1885) than for years past, (it has always been good) 

 aathe Anglers Association of the St. Lawrence r. have destroyed during the- past 

 season many seines and nets, and illegal fishing has been in a great measure 

 stopped. 



Clyde (N. Y. C. k H. R.) Great Sodus Bay, and Little Sodus Bay; pickerel and 

 b. b., principally; spoon and fly used; August until close of season best; hotels VI 

 p. d.; boat with man $2 p. d. and upwards. 



