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Chutes r. 35 m., Puyallup r. 2 to 20 m., South Prairie cr. 20 to 35 m.; in addition to 

 the above within a radius of 20 ni. of Tacoma there are at least 20 1. and strs. all of 

 which contain an abundance of troxit; but little fishing is done in them. Guides 

 can be hired for about $2 p. d.; boats are plenty and cheap. 



Tenino (N. P.) Scatter cr., Des Chutes r., Skookumchuckcr., Chambers 1. all 

 within 4m.; Des Chutes r. best; trout principally; fly, salmon roe, beef and grass- 

 hoppers as baits; good all seasons; hotel $1.50 p. d.; guides can be obtained; boats 

 not required; bait plenty. Our correspondent writes: "Sportsmen can find a para- 

 dise here." 



Waitsburgf (O. R. & N. C.) Touchetr. and Copper cr. both near station; first 

 best; trout; periwinkles as bait; June, July and August best; hotels $1 p. d.; bait 

 can be procured cheap. Our correspondent writes; "I have caught trout in these 

 places (head waters of Touchet r. about 4 h. drive from Waitsburg) averaging I 1 ., 

 Ibs,., just as fast as I could cast my flies." 



Walla Walla (O. R. &N.C.) Mill cr. near station: Walla Walla r. 6 m. and both 

 tributaries of Columbia r.; Walla Walla r. best; trout; fly and worm bait; usual 

 season; hotel $2 p. d.; giiides and boats unnecessary. 



Wallnla June. (N. P. See page VIII, and O. R. & N. C.) Walla Walla r. and 

 Columbia r; first best, trout and salmon; salmon most abundant; flies as bait, but seine 

 used extensively for salmon; May and September best; hotel $2 p. d.; boats $1 p. 

 d.; no bait. 



Winlock (N. P.) Olequa r near station; salmon and trout; trovit most numer- 

 ous; salmon eggs as bait; all seasons good; hotel at reasonable prices; guides at 

 moderate rates; boats unnecessary. Excellent trouting. 



WEST VIRGINIA. 



Alderson (Ches. & 0.) Greenbrier r. adjacent, and trout streams within 10 m.; 

 b. b. are found in Greenbrier r. and are taken with usual baits in the proper season; 

 hotel accommodations can be had. 



Berkeley Spring's (B. & O.via Sir Johns Run Station)- Two small trout streams 

 10 to 18 m. called Bandy Spring run and Indian run. Both are hard to get at but 

 yield fair scores when fished. The Potomac 2 m. and Cacapon 4 m. gives good 1). b. 

 sport, the latter best for fly fishing, altho' the fish are smaller than those of the Po- 

 tomac. In early spring and fall use live minnows, toads and helgramites. In June, 

 July and Aug. for flies, use Ferguson, silver doctor and red ibis. See Sir Johns 

 Run, W. Va., and THK AMERICAN ANGLEB, Vol. Ill, pp. 264. 



Cacapon River(B. & O.) Celebrated for its black bass fishing with the fly. 

 W T hite and yellow flies seem to be the favorites. 



Fort Spring* (Ches. & O.) Greenbrier r. near station; b. b. and catfish; b. b. 

 most numerous; live and art. minnows used.; August, September and October best; 

 hotel $1 p. d. or $15 p. mo.; boats 50c p. d.; bait must be brought. Good fishing 

 reported. 



French's (B. & O.) North and South Branch and Potomac r.; South Branch 

 best; bass principally; toads, grasshoppers and worms as baits: September and 

 October best; board at private houses at reasonable charges; guides with boats $2 

 to $4 p. d. 



Graftou (B. & O ) Tygart's Valley r. at station; b. b., pike, jack salmon (proba- 

 ably pike-perch), and catfish;. b. b. most numerous; minnow and crayfish baits: 

 June 15 to October 15 best; hotel $2 p. d.; guides $1 p. d.; boats 50c p. d. The 

 falls of the r., 7 m. distant at Valley Falls Station, is a noted fishing point; min- 

 nows are sold there at $1 p. 100, and crayfish at 50c p. 100. 



Hancock (B. & O.) Potomac r. 1) m.; Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; last best; 

 bass principally; small fish, toads, crabs and worms as baits; September and Octo- 

 ber best; hotels $1.50 to $2p.d.; guides easily obtained; boats and bait very 

 reasonable. The town of Hancock is in Md., but the station is on the W. Va. 

 shore of the Potomac r. The best ground is \y z ni. from station, and about 3 

 m. east in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal there is a stretch of water 1 m. in length, 

 from which a great number of large b. b. are caught. 



Harpers Ferry (B. & O.) Potomac r. and Shenandoah r.; both good; b. b., 

 catfish, sunfish, fall fish etc.: bass most abundant in the fall of the year; mussels, 



