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"Eagle Bock (Rich. & Ally.) James r. and Craigs cr. at station; last best; b. b. 

 and perch; b. b. most abundant; minnows and helgramites as baits; July, August, 

 September and October best; hotel $10 p. w.; guides, boats and bait can be had at 

 email cost. 



Edinburg 1 (B. & 0.) North branch Shenandoah r. 1 m.; Stony cr. near station; 

 first best; b. b., perch etc.; worms, minnows, small toads, grasshoppers etc. as 

 baits; March, April, May, June and July best; hotel $1 p. d.; guides, boats and 

 bait at small cost. Good fishing reported for 5 ni. up and down the river. 



Farmyille (Norf. & W.) Appomattox r. near station; Little and Big Buffalo r's 

 1m.; Briery and Sandy Kiver cr's 3 m.; Curdsville p. 12 m.; Appomattox r. and 

 Curdsville p. best; silver perch, flat back (?) b. b., German carp, chubs etc.; worms 

 and art. baits; March and May best; hotels $2.50 p. d. ; boats and bait at nominal 

 prices. 



Franklin (D. M. &. V.) Chincoteague Bay adjacent; all varieties of northern 

 salt water fish, the sea trout, (weakfish) being the most abundant. Crab and clam 

 baits; July, Aug. and Sept. is the best season, and high tide the most favorable 

 water. Hotels $1.50 p. d.; boats $1 to $2 p. d. 



Front Royal (Shen. V.) Shenandoah r. near station; b. b., mullet, catfish, 

 eels etc.; bass most numerous; crayfish, minnows; toads, worms, grasshoppers etc. 

 as baits; April.. May, and October best; hotels $8 to $10 p. w.; guides at reason- 

 able rates; bait $lp. 100; boats 50c p. d. 



Grahams (Norf. & W.) Cove cr. 5 m.; Clear Fork 6 m.; first best; mountain 

 trout; flies, crickets, grasshoppers etc. as baits; April to Aiigust best; hotel $1.25 

 p. d. The waters here are rarely fished, although they contain an abundance of 

 brook trout. 



Green Spring's (Ches. & O.) B. b. abound in the South Branch of the Potomac 

 r. at this station; hotels good and charges all round not exorbitant. 



Greenville (B. & O.) Several fair trout streams are within easy distance. Good 

 hotel accommodations, and courteous local anglers, See THE AMEKICAN ANGLEK 

 Vol. Ill, p. 248. 



Guilford (E. S. S. BCo. and W. O. & W.) Pocomoke Sound and its creeks, viz: 

 Guilford, Muddy, Messongo and others; all good; spots (Lafayettes), trout (weak- 

 fish), perch, rock (striped bass), and others; spots and trout most numerous; crab 

 bait mostly; May to October best; hotel $1.75 p. d.; boats and bait $1 p. d. The 

 fish bite on almost any tide. 



Hampton Roads (Old Dominion Line and Ches. & O.) Elizabeth r., James r., 

 Back r. York r., Ocean View, Virginia Beach and Old Point Comfort; the Bay 

 shores, viz: Old Point and Ocean View best; sheepshead, hogfish, trout (weakfish), 

 croakers, spots, sea mullet (kingfish), bluefish, Spanish mackerel, bouito, black 

 bass (blackfish), porgie, dogfish etc., spots, weakfish and croakers most numerous; 

 shedder crabs are usual bait; June and July are best months; hotels mimerous at 

 reasonable prices; negro canoe men at 50c p. h. or special rates can be made. 



Hoffmans Wharf (E. S. S. B. Co.) Pocomoke and Tangier Sounds; both good; 

 taylor (young bluefish), trout (weakfish), mackerel, spot (Lafayettes), etc.; taylor 

 and spot most abundant; soft and hard crabs as baits; June, July, August and Sep- 

 tember best; hotel $1.50 p. d.; guides $1.50 p. d.; boats and bait $1.25 p. d. Flood 

 tide best. The hotels are about 2 m. from the steamboat landing. 



Hunting* Creek (E. S. S. B. Co.) Pocomoke and Tangier Sounds; first best; 

 taylor, trout, spot, sheepshead, etc.; taylor and spot most abundant; crabs (both 

 soft and hard) as baits; May 15 to October best; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guides at reason- 

 able prices; boats and bait can be had. See Hoffman's Wharf, Va. 



Lanexa (Ches. & O.) Chickahominy r. at station; 1. m. b. b. locally called chub; 

 live bait, minnows, etc. used; March, April and November best; station agent will 

 give information; boat with man $1 p. d. The fish run large, and 6 to 10 are 

 often taken on a tide (last half of flood or first half of ebb) averaging 5 Ibs. in 



weight. 



Lexington (B. & O. and Rich. & Ally.) North r., Kerr cr., James r., Jackson r., 

 Cowpasture r., all from 2 to 17 in. distant; Jackson r. best; b. b., perch, pike, 

 mountain trout, catfish, etc.; catfish and perch most abundant; fly and worm 

 baits; spring and summer best; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d.; boats and bait plenty. 

 Our correspondent writes: "Best place in the country for fishing, best feeding, 



