FISHING SECTIONS. 



"The North for gra_yling, trout and bass, 

 The South for sea fish, and for tarpon ; 

 The East for salmon, pike and bluefish. 

 And West for mountain trout to harp on." 



For convenience in briefly describing the spec 

 angling attractions of various localities, the states north 

 of the Ohio River w^ill be included in the Northern 

 groujj, those lying southward of that stream in the 

 Southern section, the region east of Ohio will be con- 

 sidered the Eastern division, and west of the 

 headwaters of the Missouri the Western portion 



NORTHERN STATES. 



The grayling fishing of Michigan, as enjoyed on 

 the Au Sable, the Hersey and Manistee Rivers, is a 

 branch of angling not to be had elsewhere in any por- 

 tion of the United States, except Montana. Information 

 with regard to the best localities, etc., may be obtained 

 by addressing Mr. Chas. S. Hampton, Petoskey, Mich. 



For brook-trout fishing, Wisconsin, Michigan and 

 Mmnesota are the principal states in the North. 

 Among the best localities are those near Ashland, Bay- ^: C~ 



field, Noquebay, Sparta and Westfield, Wis.; Cheboygaii', Gogelw^Smilt 

 Ste. Marie, and Watersmeet, Mich.; Frontenac, Duluth, and Brule, Minn. 

 For information concerning brook-trout fishing in these states, the 

 reader may address Hon. S. S. Fifeld, Ashland, Wis., W. D. Tomlin, 

 Duluth, Minn., or Mr. E. E. Thresher, Kalamazoo, Mich. 



Black bass are quite abundant in the lakes and streams of most of the 

 Northern States. Good fishing waters are near Huron, Sandusky, and 

 Tiffin, Ohio; Angola, Elkhart, and Pleasant Lake, Ind; Aroma, Kanka- 

 kee, and Waukegan, 111; Buena Vista, Okoboji, and Spirit Lake, Iowa; 



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