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known variety of salt-water fishes that 
visit the New England coast can be 
taken in the greatest abundance. 
New Bedford Pasque Island, Nashon, 
Cuttyhunk, Nashawena, and No Mavw’s 
Land are reached by boat. Thcs: is- 
lands are all noted as affording the best 
striped bass fishing in the country. ‘The 
fi h are net only abundant, but of very 
large size. They are sometimes taken 
weighing over sixty pounds; the capture 
of twenty-five and thirty pounders is a 
common occurrence. All the other vari- 
eties of salt-water fish are also abundant. 
The fishing privileges of these islands are 
controlled by private corporations, there 
being a club on each. What is here said 
about fish, will also apply to Wood’s 
ILole, at which place the wild fow! shoot- 
ing is prime from the middle of Septem- 
ber until extremely cold weather sets in. 
Wood’s Hole ean also be reached direct | 
by New Bedford steamers from New 
York. Boats leave pier 39 North River 
at 5 p.m, arriving at Wood’s Hole carly 
next morning. J. L. Sisson is a good 
bayman, and if his services are desired 
write him in advanee, and he will meet 
you on arrival of boat. He can furnish 
stools and ail needed appliances. Large 
numbers of weakfish make their appear- 
ance annually in the river at Wareham 
about the Ist of July. About five miles 
from Wareham is a small Jake well sup- 
plied with black bass. Ask for Cyrus 
Liscum, and he will put you on the trail. 
At Brewster there is good smelt fishing, 
At Cohasset, North Cohasset, Hingham, 
Weymouth, Scituate, and Duxbury, are 
black ducks, mallard, teal, brant, coots, 
plover, curlew, shore birds, quail, ruffed 
grouse. &c.; and good fishing for smelt, 
bluefish, and other salt water varieties. 
There are many other points besides 
those here mentioned that afford good 
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sport. The shooting and fishing frater- 
nity are well represented in any of the 
Cape Cod towns, and they take pleasure 
putting you on the right track. 
THE RANGELEY LAKE REGION AND BEYOND. 
The best hunting and trout fishing to 
be had in either the Eastern or Middle 
States is to be found in Maine. Of its 
area of neasly 32,000 square miles, over 
three-fourths is au almost unbroken wild- 
ertiess over some sections of which the 
foot of man has scarcely ever trod, and 
through which large game roam in un- 
disturbed possession. There are cari- 
hou, deer, and bears in abundance, plenty 
of grouse, squirrels, and rabbits, and ev- 
ery lake is full wild fowl and trout, and 
and an abundance of every other varie- 
ty of fi-h. Moose are also quite plenty. 
All through the lake region every kind 
of game is abundant, and the sportsman, 
after once striking the initial point, can 
scarcely go astray. If the reader in- 
tends ‘ todo” the wilderness, guides are 
absolutely necessary, and are obtainable, 
with all the necessary onfit, at any of 
the starting-in points. The following de- 
scription of the Rangeley Lakes, the Ma- 
galloway River, and Parmachenee Lake 
is compiled from Farrar’s guide: 
The chain of lakes known as the Rangeley 
Lakes, lie near the western boundary of the 
State, in Franklin and Oxford counties. The 
lower Jake of the chain, Umbagog, is more 
than half in Coos county, New Hampshire, 
The lakes are known severally as Rangeley or 
Oquossoc, Cupsuptic, Mooseeluckmaguntiec, or 
the Great Lake, Molechunkamunk, or the Up- 
per Richardson Luke, Welokeunebacook, or the 
Lower Richardson Lake and Uimbagog. These 
six lakes are all connected by narrows or 
streams, forming one continuous water com- 
munication for about fifty miles. The couutry 
about the northern shore of Rangeley, and the 
southe*u shore of Umbagug, is partially cleared 
up, aud some very goud tarsus have been start 
