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prices; boats and bait cheap. Bowman's cr. is one of the best trout streams in 

 Pennsylvania; Harvey's 1. abounds in b. b., pickerel, perch etc. There arc other 

 fair trout streams in the vicinity at which the hotel charges are about $1 p. d. 



Willow Grove (D. L- & W.) Susquehanua r. > 4 ' m.; b. b. principally; toads, 

 worms, mussels etc. as baits; July and August best; boats and bait at small cost. 



Wind Gap (P. & R.) Rosscommon cr. 1 m.; Cherry Valley cr 3 m.; McMichaels 

 cr. 1U m.; Lake Poponoming 4 m.;-#rout iu streams, and b. b., perch, catfish etc. iu 

 1.; worms, minnows, crabs and flies as baits; April and May best for trout, August 

 and September for b. b. and others; hotels at reasonable rates; boats and baits re- 

 ported "free." 



Winterbum (All. V.) There are trout in the following waters; Bennett's Branch 

 > m.; South Fork 4 m.; Mountain Run % m.; South Fork yields the best fishing; 

 the white grub and flies tied with some red in them are the best lures in the early 

 season; hotels $1.25 to $2 p. d.; boats not needed; guides $2 p. d.; May and June 

 best months. 



Wissahickon (P. & R.) Schuylkill r. and Wissahickon cr. near station; b. b. 

 principally; minnows, helgramites, crayfish and art. flies as baits; June and early 

 part of July best; boats 50c p. d. We learn that the Wissahickon is getting to be a 

 fair b. b. stream. 



Wyalusingf (Leh. V. See page VI.) Susquehanna r. 1 m.; b. b., rock bass, 

 suutish, Susquehauna salmou (pike-perch), etc. ; bass most abundant; bullheads 

 and helgramites usual baits; June, July, August and September best; hotel $1.50 

 p. d. ; boats and bait cheap. In some years the b. b. fishing at this point has been 

 very good. 



York Haven (Penna. r.) Connewago Falls on Susqiiehanua r. ; b. b. princi- 

 pally, but some salmon (pike-perch); helgramites, minnows, "stone catfish, " cray- 

 fish, etc. as baits; October when r. is low, best time; boats and bait can be ob- 

 tained. When the water is low, good fishing can be had from the rocks in mid- 

 river. 



Zieglersville (Perkiomen r. ) Perkiomen cr. and Swamp cr.; first best; b. b., 

 sunfish and catfish; minnows, flies, etc. as baits; July, August and September best; 

 hotel at reasonable rates. Fair b. b. fishing. 



RHODE ISLAND. 



Abbotts Bun (N. Y. & N. E.) Abbotts run near station; Cargilla br. % m.; 

 first best; trout, pickerel and some coarse varieties; pickerel most numerous; 

 shiners and angle worms used as baits; spring and summer best seasons; pickerel 

 caught numeroiisly in winter; boats and bait at merely nominal figures. Cargills 

 br. is considered "a fair trout ground." 



Block Island (via New London, Conn., by str.) To this ground is accorded the 

 largest striped bass ever taken on rod and reel, viz. : one of 106 Ibs. killed some 

 years ago. Those of 25 Ibs. and upward are taken every season. Very fine fish- 

 ing. The usual charges that prevail at watering places. 



Bristol Perry (0. C. See page XIV.) Narragansett Bay near station; bluefish, 

 tautog (blackfish), scup (porgy), etc.; tautog and scup most abundant; crabs, clams, 

 fiddlers, etc. as baits; June, July, August and September best; hotel $10 p. w., or 

 $2 p. d.; boats about $1 p. d. 



Coal Mines (O. C. See page XIV.) Narragansett Bay >& m.; scup (porgies^ blue- 

 fish, striped bass, etc.; scup and bluefish most numerous; clams, crabs, etc. as 

 baits; June to October best; nearest hotel at Bristol Ferry. 



Coventry (N. Y. & N. E. ) Peckham p. at station; Quidnick Reservoir % m.: 

 both good; pickerel and perch; usual baits; guide $2. 50 p. d.; boats at moderate 

 cost. 



Cranston (N. Y. & N. E.) Spragues p. % m.; Dyers p. Km.; Randells p. } m.; 

 Spectacle p. % ni.; Pocasset br. near station; all about alike; b. b., perch, etc.; 

 worms usual baits; April, May and June best; hotels at reasonable rates. These 

 are large and beautiful p'ds and patronized by anglers from Providence. There are 

 other p'ds near by, and also three large reservoirs 3 m. distant which are said to 

 have large quantities of b. b. and pickerel in them. 



Greene (N. Y. & N. E.) Great br. > m ; brook trout; small fish and worm baits; 

 Mav and June best. 



