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Bellows Falls (Several r. r.) Connecticut r. adjacent; Morse br. 4 in.; Cold r, 

 (headwaters) 12 m.; Saxton's r. 10 m.; Sand p. and Cold p. 17 to 18 in.; Morse br. 

 (preserved) best for trout and Conn. r. for b. b. and pike; worms used entirely for 

 trout, it being too bushy for fly, in May and June; helgramites, minnows, grass- 

 hoppers and trolling spoons for b. b. and pike; July, August and September best; 

 hotels $1 to $2 p. d.; boats 50c to $1 p. d.; bait can be easily procured. There are 

 many small trout streams within a radius of 12 in. The Connecticut r. below the 

 falls and 4 to 10 in. above gives excellent b. b. fishing. See THE AMERICAN ANGLER, 

 Vol. Ill, pp. 265. 



Beniiing-ton (Several r. r.) Deerfield r., and East and W. branches of same and 

 small brooks about 15 m.; trout and pickerel; first most numerous; worms tisual 

 baits; May and June best; board can be procured, reasonable at private houses; 

 bait plenty. 



Bethel (C. V. See page VII) White r. and its branches which are said to be 

 some of the finest trout streams in the state; worm and fly baits: may ai.d June best 

 months; hotels at $1 to $2 p.d., or $4 to $7 p.w.; no boats needed; bait plenty. Very 

 fine trouting is reported especially in May and June. 



Bolton (C. V,) Winooski r. near station; Ridley br., Gleason br., Honey Hollow 

 br., Tobiu's br. 1 m.; bass, trout and various others; bass and trout most abun- 

 dant; worm and fly baits; August best for b. b. and June and July for trout and 

 others; hotels $1 p. d.; giiides moderate; boats reported free. Tobin's or Sabius 

 br. is the principal trout stream . 



Bradford (Passumpsic. See page VI) Connecticut r. and Waits r. % m.; both 

 good; b. b. principally; shiners, worm and minnow bait; June and September oest; 

 hotel $2 p. d.; boats and bait can be procured. 



Brandon (C. V. See page VII) Lake Dunmore 8 m.; Lake Hortonia 7 in.; Burr 

 p. 6 m.; first best; trout, b. b., pickerel and perch; trout most numerous; worms 

 and trolling spoons as baits; spring and autumn best; hotels $2 p. d. including 

 boat. 



Brattleboro (C. V.) Spafford 1. 10 m.; b. b., perch and pike: bass most num- 

 erous; live bait used; June and July best; good accommodations at $1 to $2 p. d.; 

 boats and bait can be had reasonable. Our correspondent writes: "The lake is full 

 of b. b. and of large size, but very rarely is one of 2 or 3 Ibs. taken." Deerfield r. 

 and tributaries 20 in . ; the tributaries being known as East and West Branches, con- 

 tain trout and pickerel, the first said to be numerotis. 



Cambridge Junction (St. J. & L. C.) Brewster r. 1 m.; Belvidere Boggs 10 in.: 

 Lamoille r. near station; Brewster r. and Boggs best for trout, and Lauioille r. 

 for perch and pickerel; worm bait; May and June best; hotel at reasonable 

 price. 



Castleton (D. & H. C. See page XI) Hubbardton br. near station; Castleton r. 

 near station; Lake Bomascen 3 in.; in the two first trout are fovind; Lake Bomascen 

 and Hubbardton br. best; trout, bass, pickerel, pout and land-locked salmon; bass, 

 pickerel and pout most abundant; flies, hoppers, worms and live baits; June to 

 September best for trout, and fall for the lake; hotels $6 to $10 p. w.; boats 50c p. 

 d.; baits at low prices. Excellent fishing reported here. 



Chester (C. V. See page VII) Lowell 1. 12 m. ; pickerel and pouts, the first 

 being most abundant; live bait used; August to October best; hotel $6 to $10 p. w.; 

 boats and bait can be procured. There are numerous trout brooks within a distance 

 of 5 m. 



Colchester (C. V.) Colchester p. % m.; Malletts Bay (Lake Champlain), 2> 

 m.; last best; pike, pickerel, b. b., perch etc.; perch, pouts and pickerel most 

 abundant; minnows , worms and dobsons as baits; June, July and August best; 

 hotel $1.25 p. d.; guide $2 p. d.; boats 50c to $1 p. d.; minnows 75c p. 100; dobsons 

 $2 p. 100. Thompson's Point in Malletts Bay, where boats can be had, is a favorite 

 ground with local anglers. 



Cutting'Sville (C. V. See page VII) Shrewsbury p. 2 m.; trout and salrnonj 

 (lake) trout; flies, worms and June bugs as bait; May and June best; hotel $1.50 p. 

 d.; boats and bait $1 p. d. 



East Berkshire (Missisquoi) Trout r. and Montgomery trout br's; last best; 

 trout, pickerel and b. b.; trout most numerous; worm bait; June best; hotel $1 

 p.d.; g .klo $1.5o p- d. Trout fishing early in the season good. 



