1 2D GAME AND FISH RESORTS, 



Hunter. Troutinff in the mountain streams, and bears among the mountains. 

 The farorite resorts for anglers are the Cauterskill and Clove. , j - * 



'^tonv Clove whose streams abound in trout of small size. Reached Tia stago 

 froni Catskill, or via Ulster and Delaware Railroad to Phoenicia, thence stage or 

 hired couveyance. 

 IJpingstoyh County— 



Caledonia. There is salmon fishing in Caledonia Creek. Take the Erie or the 

 New York Central Railroad. 



Jefferson County— 



Theresa In Jefferson County, which lies upon the outskirts of the Adiron- 

 dack region, there are the usual varieties of mascajonge, black bass, pike, Pjcke- 

 rel, and salmon trout, and the fishing grounds are most easily reached from 1 he- 

 resa anc other points on the Utica and Black River Railroad. Notable among 

 these is the Indian river and adjoining lakes. Comfortable accommodation is 

 afforded for small parties at the summer houses on the lakes. Trolling is almost 

 the only mode of fishing in vogue, and W. D. Chapman, of Theresa, the patentee 

 and manufacturer of various kinds of spinning tackle, does a large business in 

 supplying the fish with " spoon-victuals. ' , ^ -, n 



Dexter. Mascalonge, pickerel, black bass, rock bass, wall-eyed pike. veUow 

 perch sunfish, mullet, eels, bullheads and catfish. Reached via the Hudson 

 River and Central Railroads to Rome, thence by the Rome, Watertown and 

 Ogdensburg Railroad to Limerick, on the Cape Vincent branch ; thence by stage 

 one mile and a half to Dexter. There are two hotels where the accommodations 

 are good, and the prices reasonable. Board can also be obtained in private 

 families. Boats and livery at reasonable prices. 



Cape ViTicent. Mascalonge ; plover, snipe and other varieties of game. 

 Reached via the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad. Hotels. 



Henderson. Good bass and pickerel fishing. Leave New York via New 

 York Central Railroad so as to arrive at Utica at noon ; make immediate con- 

 nection with Black River Road to Watertown, and thence to Sackett's Harbor by 

 railroad, arriving at 7 p. m. ; thence by steamer to Henderson, or by the same 

 train go on to Rome, connect immediately with Rome and Watertown Railroad, 

 get off at Adams, and take the stage over to Henderson, eleven miles Hotel ac- 

 commodations. Frontier House, at $5 per week. Good boats, fishing gear, and 

 good oarsmen, are on the spot. Mr. Tyler will rent or sell as good boats as can 

 be made, completely fitted out with minnow pail, fiying pan, etc., etc., and will 

 furnish flies, spoons, etc. 



The Islands in Lake Ontario. Some of the finest black bass fishing within 

 easy access of New York city, is to be found about the islands that lie in Lake 

 Ontario, a score or less of miles from where it merges into the SL Lawrence 

 River. 



The fish are equally plenty at the head and foot of Stony Island, at the foot of 

 Little Galloo, at the head of Fox and the lower side of the Grenadier Islands. 

 The Duck Islands are a much better place than either of those named, but con- 

 siderably further out in the lake. They are very rarely visited and their shores 

 are lined with bass. There is, however, little choice of water at the foot of the 

 lake. Wherever a shoal makes out from the islands the bass congregate. These 

 grounds are rarely visited, save by the inhabitants of the neighboring hamlets, 

 and the fish scarcely know the fear of the hook. Next to the Duck Islands, the 

 bass are thickest at the foot of Galloo. There is fine pickerel and pike fishing in 

 the little bays that indent the main shore, and often a mascalonge is taken there. 



The black bass begin to bite in these waters about the first of June ; July and 

 August are the best months. They are caught with the fly, bait or spoon. 



The island above-named may be reached ft^om any of the fishing villages along 

 the Jefferson County shore. The distance is short from Cape Vincent, Sackett's 

 Harbor, Three-Mile Bay, Chaumont, or Henderson. The fishermen at the latter 

 place charge three, four or five dollars a day for their services, according to the 

 kind and number of boats they furnish. For two persons in a sail-boat that is 

 small enough to be rowed, the price is three dollars. Alden Stevens understands 

 the grounds perfectly, and owns a comfortable shanty 00 Galloo. His address is 

 Henderson, New York. The expense of reaching Henderson Bay from New 

 York City, is §8.40. There are no mosquitoes on the islands. The cost of camp 

 or shanty life is small, and a party of five might spend ten days at the foot of the 

 lake for $40 each, including car fares. Five dollars a day would be the boatman's 

 charge for the yacht and two skiffs. In going this way the party can easily do 



