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sion, there is an abundance therein of wall-eyed pike, black bass, rock 

 bass, white bass and strawbeiTy bass. Lake trout were also put in this 

 lake as an experiment, but thus far there do not appear to have been 

 any g^ood results. 



As Wayne county has the largest number of lakes, the fish commis- 

 sion paid particular attention to their stocking. Pike-perch, straw- 

 berry, black, rock and white bass have been placed in great quantity in 

 all of them, and in the deepest lake trout have been planted. These 

 fish have nearly all done well, and have multiplied to a most gratifying 

 extent. 



The greatest success thai has yet been met with in stocking lakes 

 with pike-perch has been in Conneaut lake, in Crawford county. These 

 waters now abound in this valuable food fish, although, but a few years 

 have elapsed since they were first put in. Black bass planted in' this 

 lake at the same time have also thrived to a marvellous extent; 



Eagle's Mere, in Sullivan county, is another lake which has received 

 close attention from the fish commission. The waters of this lake are 

 so deep and clear that they seemed especially fitted for lake trout, 

 though none were indegenous. Five or six years ago, however, a 

 number were deposited in this lake, and the results surpassed expecta- 

 tion. Lake trout twenty to twenty-four inches long are frequently 

 taken, while small ones are very abundant, showing that they are nat- 

 urally, spawning and hatching. 



Besides these lakes in the counties mentioned, there is Long pond, in 

 Tunkhannock township, near the Phohoko mountains, in Monroe county, 

 a handsome body of water that extends nearly across the township and 

 affords good fishing. Besides this there are one or two other smaller 

 lakes near the Delaware Water Gap, in the same county; 



Susquehanna county also has within its borders many pretty lakes. 

 The largest of these is the Stillwater, or great width of stream, in the 

 township of the same name as the lake. Silver lake, in the north- 

 ern part of the county, near Montrose, is also a beautiful body of water 

 and contains a large quantity of good food fishes, and lake trout have 

 recently been deposited therein. The best.pond in Luzerne county is 

 Harvey's. For many years this was one of the favorite fishing waters 

 of the state, and to such an extent was it visited that finally it became 

 almost depopulated. Then the Pennsylvania Fish Commission had it 

 re-stocked heavily, and with the assistance of the residents thereabouts, 

 laws governing fishing were enforced, and the results have been more 

 than satisfactory, for once more Harvey's lake is holding a prominent 

 place among angler's affections. 



In Lackawanna county is Crystal lake— a body of water worthily 

 named— that lies partly in Lackawanna and partly in Susquehanna 

 county. Many people visit here annually and enjoy good sport. 



A handsome pond in Wyoming county is Crooked lake, and its 



