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b., trout, sunfish, chub etc.; bass most numerous; worm and minnow baits; April 

 to August best; hotels at reasonable prices; minnows 12c to 25c p. doz. Laurel r. 

 has some small tributaries that are good trout streams. 



TJtica (N. Y. P. & O. See page XII) French cr. adjacent; b. b., pike, yellow 

 bass and salmon (pike-perch); b. and yellow (?) bass most numerous; helgramites, 

 minnows etc. as baits; September best month; hotel $1 p. d.; boats and bait at 

 reasonable rates. Good fishing reported, especially in the deep water of the cr. 

 The report for the above point will hold good for all stations on the N. Y. P. & O. r. 

 r; from Union City to Franklin, Pa., inclusive; French cr. (known also as Venango 

 cr.), which runs alongside the r. r. for GO miles contains wall-eyed pike and black 

 bass. 



Valley Porg"e (P. & R.) Schuylkillr. at Valley Forge Dam; b. b. and catfish 

 principally, b.b. being most numerous; minnow baits; June, July, August and 

 September best; hetel $1.25 p. d.; guide 20c p. h.; boats and bait $1.25 p. d. 



Waiiamie (P. & R.) Susquehanna r. 3m.; Long p. 3 m.; last best; pike, catfish, 

 perch etc.; pike most abundant; live bait, June, July, August and September best; 

 boats 25c to 50c p. d. 



Warren (Penna. r.) The near by trout streams are fished out early in the season. 

 About 18 to 20 m. south, the Bluejay.Two Sheriffs, Fool and Logan Runs give fair 

 creels. See THE AMERICAN ANGLER, Vol. Ill, p. 327. 



Waterville C. C. & A.) Pine cr's, Big and Little; Upper and Lower Pine Bot- 

 tom Run: Big Pine cr. is the best; b. b., sunfish etc.; former in excess; ordinary 

 baits; July and August best; hotels $1 p. d. ; guides $1.50 p. d.; boats, if required, 

 can be had, but are not used by local anglers, 



Wellsboro(C.C. A.) Pine cr. 4 m.; trout; May, June and July best; no guides; 

 boats not needed; hotels cheap. 



West Branch (All. V.) Alleghany r. and Kiskiminetas cr. both within a few 

 rods of station; first named the best; b. b., pike-perch (locally "salmon"), perch 

 and mullet; b. b., pike-perch and perch most numerous; local baits, crayfish, 

 grubs, "crawlers" (helgramites), worms and liver; best mouths, May, June, Sep- 

 tember and October; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d., $5 p. w.; no guides; boats 50c p. d.; 

 baits cheap. The hotels are at Freeport, 1 m. from station. 



West Chester (Penna. r.) Brandy wine cr. 2) m.; b. b., sunfish, chub etc.; 

 minnow, crab, tadpole and worm baits; July, August and September best; hotels 

 $1 to $2.50 p. d.; bait cau be obtained. See THE AMERICAN ANGLER, vol. VI, 

 pp. 41. 



West Conshohocken (P. & R.) Schuylkill r. y z m.; black and green (?) bass, 

 catfish, etc.; live minnows and young lobsters (crayfish) as baits; June, July and 

 August best; hotel $1 p. d.; boats $1 p. d. The term "green bass" is a conundrum 

 to us, although we have fished the waters of the Schuylkill for 15 years past. As 

 the only species of the fresh water basses in the Schuylkili r. is the s. rn. b. b., 

 the "green bass" is probably used simply to denote a differentiation in the color 

 of the black bass which arises from a slight difference in habitat of the fish. 



Westfield (C. C. & A.) North Fork 1 m., contains trout; also the small streams 

 emptying into the Cowanesque r. near this station. The headwaters of Pine cr. 

 where there is excellent trout fishing can be reached in a few hours with team; 

 hotels and guides $1.50 p. d.; boats not needed. 



White Deer (P. & R.) Susquehanna r. 3i m.; White Deer cr. 15 m.; first best; 

 salmon (pike-perch), b. b., pike etc.; bass most abundant; lamprey eels and 

 small fish as baits; August and September best; hotel $1 p. d.; boats 50c p. d. 



White Haven (Leh. V. See page VI) Hays and Block cr. 3 m.; Wright's cr. 1 

 m. In all of these trout are caught with the usual baits from April 1 to August 1. 

 We have received no report of hotels etc. but the charges are always low at interior 

 fishing points in Pennsylvania. 



White Oak (C. & Mt. H.) A large dam and cr. % m.; pike are most numer- 

 ous and are caught mainly with live minnows from August to November; farm 

 houses 75c p. d.; guides not needed; boats $1 p. d. 



Wilkes Barre (Leh. V. See page VI and D. L. & W.) Suequehanna r., Hunt- 

 ington cr., Bowman's cr., Harvey's 1., trout in creeks, b. b., pickerel, perch, etc. in 

 i. and r.; minnows, helgramites and worms as baits; May and June best for trout 

 and August, September and October for bass; good accommodations at reasonable 



