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best; rockfish (striped bass), trout (b. b.), perch, cattish, jack (pike), etc.; perch 

 and catfish most abundant; live bait and earth worms used; May to July best; 

 boarding house $1.25 p. d.; guide if 1 p. d.; guides furnish boat and bait. Half ebb 

 to yoxing flood is the best stage of the tide. 



Ellenton (P. E. & A.) Upper 3 runs, Savannah r., Four Mile branch and the 1's 

 from 1 to 3 m.; Savannah r. and the 1's best; trout, (b. b.), bream,perch, cattish, 

 etc.; earth worms, wasp or jacket nest etc. as baits; April and October best months; 

 hotel at reasonable prices. The striped bass (rockfish) run up the Savannah r. in 

 quantities during July and Aug. 



Florence (Several r. r.) Black cr. 4 m.; Lowtherg 1.8 m.: Lynch's r. 10 m., 

 besides numerous mill p'ds; Lowthers 1. best; trout, (b. b.), bream, redhorse, 

 perch, etc.; bream most abundant; worm bait principally; May to September in- 

 clusive best; hotels $2 p. d.; boats and bait at small cost. 



Georgetown (G. & L.) Wiuyah Bay 12 m.; Waccaman r. 2 m.; Sampit r. r. 

 Wharf, Pee Dee r. 4 m.; Santee r. 14 m.; first named best; channel bass, drum, sea 

 trout, whiting, croaker, etc.; shrimp, crabs and clams as bait; low water slack is 

 the best tide; May 1 to Oct. 1 best; hotels reasonable; guides plenty at $1 to $2 

 p. d.; boats 75c to $1 p. d. 



Gourdin's (No. E. of S. C.) Santee r. 1> m.; "brook and spotted trout," bream, 

 perch, etc.; perch and bream most numerous; worms and cut bait used, and for 

 trout live bait; May to September best. The "brook and spotted trout" so called 

 by our correspondent we judge to be the b. b. and the strawberry bass. The best 

 fishing at this point is in the 1's of the Santee Fee Swamps, very difficult to get at, 

 but full of fish. 



Hampton (P. K. & A.) Salkehatchie r. 2m.; perch, pike and trout; perch most 

 numerous; worms and small fish as baits; April, May and June best; hotel $2 p. d.; 

 boats not needed; bait cheap. 



Hardeeville (Chas. & S.) Savannah r. 3 m.; New r. 5 m.; last best early in 

 season, and Savannah r. later; round trout (?) rock (striped bass), jack (pike), bream, 

 perch, "speckled trout" (sea trout), chub, red breast (?), etc.; bream and red breast 

 most abundant; worm, grasshopper and cricket baits; summer months best; 

 guides, boats and bait reasonable. First of flood tide best. 



Jackson (P. R. & A.) Hollow cr. 2>a m.; Savannah r. iy z m.; Upper 3 runs 4 to 

 5 m.; Savannah r. best; bream, perch, catfish, etc.; Catawba worms as bait; April, 

 May and June best; no regular hotels. 



Johns Island (Chas. & S.) Edisto r. and Kanlowle's cr.; black and striped base, 

 mullet, shad, whiting, etc.; shrimp, clams, spoons and patent bobs; April, May, 

 June, September and October best; boats and bait nominal, Excellent fishing 

 especially in the Edisto r. Last of ebb and first of flood tide best. 



Kingston (No. E. of S. C.) Black r. y z m.; trout (b. b.), jack (pike), red breast, 

 (?) perch, bream, etc.; worms and live bait used; summer months best; hotel $2 

 p. d.; guides $1 p. d. ; boats and bait plentiful and reasonable. Good fishing re- 

 ported. 



Millet (P. B. & A.) Cater Hall 1. 4m.; River 2 m.; Furse's Mill 2 m.; first best; 

 trout (b. b.), bream, jack (pike), warmouth (probably strawberry bass), etc.; trout 

 and bream most numerous; silver fish or Catawba worms as baits; June, July, 

 August and September best, boats and bait very cheap. 



Monck's Corner (No.E. of S.C.) Cooper r. 2 m.; trout, (b. b.), bream, mullet 

 etc.; trout and mullet most abundant; worm bait; May, June, October and Novem- 

 ber best. 



Rantowles (Chas. & S.) Stono r. 3 m.; trout (b. b.); live mullet as bait; Novem- 

 ber and December best; flood tide best. 



Salkehatchie (Chas. & S.) Salkehatchie r. Km.; Combahee r. 3 m.; trout (b. 

 b.), jack (pike), perch, red breast, (?) catfish etc.; catfish and red breast most numer- 

 ous; worms, cut bait and bobs used; April, May and June best; the "bob" is a 

 bunch of gay feathers or red flannel tied on a hook. Young flood tide best. 



Scranton (No. E. of S. C.) Lynch's r. 4 m.; Mill p. adjacent; first best; red 

 belly trout (?), carp and bream; worm bait mostly; July to October best; no regular 

 hotel; boats can be had 50c p. d. Good fishing reported. 



Varnville (P. R. & A.) Great Salkehatchie swamp 5 m.; Coosawhatchie swamp 



