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crabs, or even slips cut from the sides of the 
perch. There are known resorts of the fish, 
and an hour or two before high or low water, 
until the same time after the turn of the tide, 
is the time for taking them. As soon as the 
boat is anchored, the rod is extended from side 
or stern; the sinker with the baits runs the 
line from the reel and finds the bottom. There 
is a pull downward by the perch, a pull up- 
ward by the angler, and the tip of the rod is 
lowered; then another pull, and another perch 
hooked, and then a third in the same manner, 
when the angler reels up and lifts his fish on 
board. Ona good day it is not uncommon 
for three or four fishers to kill from fifty to 
eighty dozen. The boats are staunch and 
roomy, and will, with plenty of room, hold 
four or five anglers, The house at Betterton 
—a peach port, where the boats stop—is kept 
by a jolly little fellow named Tommy Crew. 
He has made a large addition to his house, 
and has airy, pleasant rooms. His charges are 
very moderate. With the high bluffs on the 
eastern, and the islands (Spisutia, a celebrated 
one for ducks, being one of them) on the west- 
ern, the fine bay for sailing, and the good 
fishing, it is a pleasant place of resort. 
TIM POND, MAINE. 
Not only is Tim Pond noted for its 
excellent trout fishing, but the section 
of country in which it is located is a 
splendid game region, all the different 
varieties of birds and animals indigene- 
ous to this part of the country abound- 
ing in goodly numbers. Besides Tim 
Pond proper, there are several other 
ponds and streams in the immediate vi- 
cinity that are well stocked with trout; 
and itis hard to find a locality, so easy 
of access, that, when the hunting and 
fishing is combined, will yeild better 
sport, or afford the visitor more real 
solid pleasure. 
The real pond, according to the State 
survey, has a surface of about a thousand 
acres, but some few acres have evidently 
been partitioned off by the industrious 
beaver many years ago, It is a beauti- 
ful sheet of clear, sparkling water, 
nestled down among the green trees, 
hills, and mountains, and is literally alive 
with trout. The angler has only to cast 
his line to gain the speckled prizes. 
There is no fish in this lake except trout. 
Never has one of any other specics been 
taken there. The lake is swarming with 
its exclusive inhabitants, which can be 
taken by bait or by a “ fly,” by a novice 
or by a professional. Few have “ whip- 
ped” these waters, because few know of 
them, though each year their fame is 
increasing. For one desiring the life of 
a fashionable hotel this is not the place. 
It is the place of the true sportsman, the 
place for recreation, for health, the place 
to worship God in his first temple. Tim 
Pond Stream, which connects the lake 
with Dead River, is a charming stream, 
with high embowered banks, numberless 
rapids, and three dashing cascades. The 
deep basins at the foot of each waterfall 
is alive with trout. Tim Pond is some 
six or seven miles from Kustis, about five 
miles of the distance being through a 
dense wilderness of spruce, fir, pine, and 
cedar. This dense woodland is inhabited 
by large game. There are many evi- 
dences that Bruin finds a congenial home 
here, but he does not seek acquaintance 
with man. Deer, caribou, and moose, 
in the season, can be hunted here, with 
proper dogs and outfit, to advantage and 
with great sport. In the openings grouse 
are very abundant. ‘The lake is reached 
by railroad to Farmington, thence by 
stage, or private carriage on good roads, 
via New Vineyard, New Portland, and 
Kingfield to Eustis. The drive on a Sep- 
tember day—at the foot of rugged moun- 
tain and by side of the dashing Carry- 
bassette River—is most enjoyable to any 
lover of nature. At Eustis, accommo- 
dations can be had of Mr. Kennedy 
