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d.; boats and bait at reasonable rates. Experienced anglers get fair sport in the 

 waters here. 



Spring 1 Lake (H. & C. W.) Decker Trout str., Kirby Trout str.; Spring 1.; Round 

 1.; Shook 1.; Spring 1. best; pickerel, perch, pike, whitefish, German carp, etc.; 



Sickerel and perch most uiimerous; minnows, worms and grasshoppers as baits; 

 anuary is best for pickerel; August to November foi perch; hotel ?lp. d.; guide 

 $1.50 p. d.; boats 50c p. d.; bait 50c. Excellent trouting can be had in the section 

 around Spring Lake. 



Spring-ville (R. & P. See page VI) Spring cr.; brook trout; worms, grubs and 

 flies as baits; June and July best; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; no guides or boats re- 

 quired; bait easily procured. 



Spring-water (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Hemlock 1. near by yields good fishing for b. 

 b., pickerel and perch; salmon (lake) trout were planted some years ago by Seth 

 Green and are becoming plentiful being caught mostly by deep trolling with min- 

 now baits; June, July and Sept. best; hotels $2 p. d.; boats 50c p. d.; guides not 

 needed. 



Stamford (U. & D.) Twelve miles distant is Bloomville on the headwaters of 

 the Delaware r., where the trout fishing is good and at times excellent. Art. Hies 

 the best lure, of which the white miller, coachman and Reiiben Wood are the most 

 killing. See THE AMERICAN ANGLER, Vol. IV, pp. lu5. Odellsl. 4 m. and Mayhams 

 1. 3 m. contain pickerel. Hotels $1.50 p. d. ; boats 50c p. d.; bait 75c p. 100. 



State Line (L. S. & M. S.) Findlays 1. 9 m.; Lake Erie 1 m.; last best; b. b., 

 pike, perch, herring etc.; bass, pike, herring and perch most numerous; minnow 

 and crab baits; spring and autumn best; hotel $1 p. d. ; boats and bait reason- 

 able. 



Sterling 1 (R.W.& 0. and So.C.) Lake Ontario and Little Sodus Bay 3 m; last best; 

 b. b., pike, pickerel, whitefish, perch etc.; bass and pickerel most numerous; spoons 

 and minnows used; June and July best for bass, August and September for pick- 

 erel; hotels $2 p. d.; guides $1.50 to $2 p. d.; boats $1 p. d.; bait at moderate 

 cost. 



St. James (L. I. See page XIX) St. James Harbor ,' m.; Lake Ronkonkoma 3 

 m.; first best; blackfish, flatfish, bluefish, sea bass etc.; flatfish and bluefish most 

 numerous; soft clams used mostly; April and August best months; flood tide best; 

 hotel $1 p. d., others higher and also private boarding houses; guide with sail-boat 

 $3.50 p. d.; small boat $2 p. d.; bait easily procured. 



St. Johnland (L. I.) Nissequage r. and Long Island Sound \y z m.; first best; 

 bluefish, frost fish, flatfish, blackfish etc.; bluefish and flatfish most numerous; 

 clams, shrimp and crabs as baits; April to November best; last of ebb and first of 

 flood tides best; hotel $1 p. d. ; boats and bait can be had reasonable. 



Stockport (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Delaware r. neai station; b. b. the principal fish; 

 July, August and Sept. best; clippers (helgramites) and lamper eels as baits; boats 

 and bait to be had, but there are no regular hotels or accommodations for boarders. 



Stony Creek (Adirondack) Hudson r. near station; Lens 1. 7m.; Livingston 

 1.8m.; Bound p. 9m.; Bull Head p. 10 in.; Mill Creek p. 11 m.; Round p. and 

 Mill Creek p. best; trout, pickerel, b. b. etc.: pickerel, bass and bullheads most 

 numerous; dobsons, frogs, worms, live baits and spoons used; April best for 

 pickerel, May for trout, and June and July for bass; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides $2 

 p. d. ; boats and bait plenty at nominal cost. There is good trout fishing near 

 West Stony Creek 13 ni. distant. 



Stony Ford (N. Y. O. & W. See page X)Wallkill r. Vm.;b. b. principally; 

 minnows and helgramites usual baits; May and June best; hotel $1 p. d. 



Stony Point (N. Y. W. S. & B.) Cedar p. 7 m.; Hudson r. at station; 

 Hen ver p. 10 m. ; Nigger p. 10 m. ; Hudson r. and Cedar p. best; b. b., pickerel, trout, 

 lurch etc.; pickerel, bass, and trout most numerous; crab, shrimp, small fish 

 and worms are usual baits; summer and autumn best; boats $1 p. d. Flood tide 



best. 



Suffern (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Ramapo p. 2 m., Shephard p. 5 m., Mahwah cr. > 

 m.; Shephard p. best; some trout in Mahwah cr.; b. b. and pickerel in p.; the for- 

 mer in the majority: minnows, crickets and grasshoppers local baits; June and 

 S<'pt. best; hotels and guides $2 p. d;; baits cheap. 



Svimmit (N. Y. L. E. & W.) Aquaga 1. 5m.; Big and Little Fly p'ds 3 m.; Page 



