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lake); minnow and fly lures; June best month; hotel about $1 p. d.: guides with 

 boats iind bait $2.50 p. d. Good scores are reported. 



Potsdam (11. W. & O.) Raquette r. near station; pike, pickerel and b. b.; flies 

 and spoons, but usually live baits are used; spring and summer best; hotel $2 p. 

 d. Within striking distance there are several trout streams, notably those in the 

 adjoining townships of Parishville, Coltou and Hopkinton; through this latter 

 township the St. Regis flows, the middle branch of which affords excellent fly fish- 

 ing for trout. That part of the Raquette r. running through the town of Massena, 

 commencing at a point 12 m. below Potsdam, containb an abundance of pike, pick- 

 erel, b. b. and yellow perch; hotels $1 to $2 p. d. 



Poug'likeepsie (N. Y. C. & H. R.) Hudson r. at New Hamburgh and Blue point 

 reel's, and Wappingers cr. ; New Hamburgh and Wappingers cr. best; white perch, 

 striped bass, b. b.,etc.; white perch most abundant; shrimp, worms and art. baits 

 used; June to November best; guides can be procured; boats $1 p. d. 



Pratts (N. Y. O. & W. See page X.) Oneida cr. % m.; trout; worm bait; May, 

 June and July; hotel $1 p. d. 



Treble (D. L. & W.) Crooked 1. 2 m.; Big 1. 1%. m.; Green 1. 2m.; Little York 

 1. 2Jz m.; Goodell 1. 2m.; all are good; perch, pickerel, b. b., bullheads, etc.; bass, 

 pickerel and bullheads most abundant; worms, grubs and spoon hooks as baits; 

 July, August, September and October best; hotels $1 p. d.; boats and bait at mod- 

 erate charge. 



Prospect (U. & B. R.) West Canada cr., Black r., Black cr., Beaver Meadow, 

 Bob (Pony's) p., Jocks 1.; all are considered good; speckled or brook trout; worm 

 and fly baits; last of May, June and Augitst best; hotels $2 p. d.; guides $2.50 to $3 

 p. d. This is one of the main gateways to the Adirondack region. 



Fulaski (R.W. & O.) Mouth of Salmon r. 3> m,; Sandy p. 9 m.; Salmon r. Falls 

 12 m.; Stillwater 14 m.; two first best for b. b. and pickerel, and the two latter for 

 trout; trout, b.b., pickerel etc.- bass and trout most numerous; flies, minnows 

 and worms used; early spring best for trout and summer for bass etc.; hotels $'2 

 p. d.; guides $2. 50 to $3 p. d. and board; boats 50c to $1 p. d.; minnows $1 p. 

 100. 



Pulvers (B. &A.) Shampaumack cr. ^ m.; another small trout stream (nn- 

 named),^ m.; first best; trout and a few coarse fish; worms, grasshoppers and 

 art. flies used; April and May best; no hotel nearer than 2m.; boats not 

 needed . 



Purdy'S (N. Y. C. & H. R.) Peach 1. 6 in.; Lake Waccabuc 7 m.; first best; b. b., 

 pickerel, white perch etc.; white perch most numerous; live fish, scorpions (hel- 

 gramites) and frog baits; June, July and August best; 'hotels at reasonable rates; 

 boats 75c p. d. 



Ramapo (N. Y. L, E. & W.) Portague 1. IK m.; Ramapo 1. near station; first 

 best; b. b., pickerel, perch etc.; b. b. most numerous: helgramites, crickets, worms 

 spoons etc. as baits; July 1 to October 1 best; hotel $1.75 p. d.; boats and bait can 

 be had. 



Randolph (N. Y. P. & 0. See page XII.) Conewango cr. and tributaries; mas- 

 calonge, b. and yellow b., br. trout etc.; mascalonge and bass most numerous; min- 

 nows, flies and worms as baits; May and June best; hotels $2 p. d.; guides $2 p.d.; 

 boats 50c p. d. Quite a number of mascalonge have been caught with spoons; 

 trout are found in the main stream weighing 1 Ib and smaller ones in the tribu- 

 taries. 



Rathboneville (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Canisteo r. at station; Goodhue 1. 3 m.; Cran- 

 berry p. 3 m.; the last best; b. b., pickerel and other varieties; bass and pickerel 

 most numerous; June, July and Augiist best; usual baits used; hotels $1.50 p. d.: 

 boats 50c p. d. ; guides unnecessary. Good fishing. 



Red Hook (H. & C. W.) Twin p'ds and Spring 1.; first best; pickerel, perch, 

 trout, whitefish, sunfish etc.; minnow and worm baits; hotels at moderate charge; 

 boats and bait reasonable. 



Redwood (U. & B. R.) Butterfieldl. > m; Millsite 1. > m.; Mud 1. % m.: the 

 first named best; b. b. (both large and small mouthed), pike, pike-perch, pickerel; 

 salmon or lake trout in Millsite 1. ; bass and pickerel most plentiful; usual baits: 

 June, July, Aug. best season; hotels $2 p. d.; guides, boats and baits $<J p. d. Ex- 

 cellent fishing in all the above waters. 



