The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-19

Inc trout sire ans OF tho HemIooR no1S
| ROULETTE. Pa. June 17.-Althoueh not avatl.
| able to New York srortsmen for days out.
| inG among the trout rs the famous streams
| reached Ivy the Eric Hallway in Sullivan
| county. \. Y. and Pike county. Pa. the great
| trout region OF tho hnmlock woods Of central
and northern Pennsylvania Is still within con.
vcncnt and easy reach OF New York. and II
undoubtedly the most prolific trout country
anvwhcre that Is so easily accessible. Tho
Now Yorker with few days ut his command
which he would spend among the trout can.
not do better than to cast his lines on any
stream that tumblcs down the hills and wind
through tho PENNSYLVANIA homlock forests.
WilIiamsport. Lock Haven. Jersey Shore.
Remove. Sinnnmuhoning. Driftwood. Empo-
rum. and a thousand and ono smaller places
along tho line Of the Philadelphia and Eric
division OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. as we'll
as on tho Northern Central Railroad In Lycom.
ing. Clinton. Tioga. and Cameron counties, are
all centres from which some OF the best waters
are reached. The Lycoming Creek enters the
Susluchnnna at Williamsport, and the North
ern Central division follows 1t through its wild
and romantic valley for twenty miles. Within
that stretch. coming down from their noun.
tain. on both sides Of the valley. there are
thirteen beautiful trout streams within
convenient reach OF half dozen pleas
ant villages. among them Coogan Valley.
Eoaring Branch. Ralston. and Trout Run.
Near Canton. Fanny Davenport's summer
home. there arc also several noted trout
streams. The favorite waters in the North.
ern Central region are Pleasant Stream.
Trout Run. Roaring Brook. and Rock Bun.
EG pos GFso nEs he ssn e:
Northern Central Kai!road There is no rail-
road up tho Loyalsock, Valley and the only
accom- OlatiunS for fishermen are unfor.
tuna,ely scant. II is a favorite region for
Potter county not ia, from the New York state
sources o; the Allegheny and Genosee Rivers.
has in LycomnE county alone thirty tributa-
s e GaSn Il troa 6S sraoS sSe,s
Pine Creek and Buffalo Railroad runs through
tnis wd ya sTnr Wate ~ village ~ ten miiss
local fishermen. who are ut the service OF visit-
t.. is surrounded by trout streams. and
ab1Yds IL EXPERT and agreeable anglers. Be-
dintc Vicinity Of .ock Haven. thore are twenty
others on both sides Of the ,susauehanns. boz
Thladei hia and i RE division is at the mouth
Yong Win it, owns cas
Eun queen n Tsr Hynss Creek and 9shsls
rack swamp Of northern Clinton county. .
stretch OF Jungle yet to be entirely explored
" man. At nrnovo great trout fhh-y
ing Gentle will be fo,lnd. with many
good brooks, convenient. Beyond Renoyo 10
Mestrnr'. where tho famous Kettle Creek
comes into the SusGuehanna. That wonderful
stream rises in tho wild? OF Potter county. and
il was about its sourc" that Ole Bull sank his
fortune forty years ago in an attem pit to people
Ia" uuhrokCn forest with u colony OF his coun-
trymrn--iuaint relics Of which Utopian scheme
still remain in th" Wilderness. No railroad as
vet pyn"trntcs the kettle Creek region. al
thou, IA private railroad. owned by the Good.
year .i'n,h""s OF Buffalo. the great hemlock
lumber kings. runs from kcatinc summit to
tine village uf Au stil. CREATION OF the Good
years. we'll on toward Kettle Creek. The
region is also rcnchcd from Emporium. an.
utl.c great trout Strnnm centre.
Trout ii-hin!: in thr-r northern Pennsylvania
stream. is rcyr'r ut L. hrst until tho middle Of
juno. %urh earlier fishing rs many sportsmen
have alwIy9 insisted on trying has been made
practically imro5ni Llo this season by the hard
and continued rains. which have kent the
brooks nnnk high in some places and made Of
them disastrous floods in others. Tho waters
arc now in good coud .tiun. and fine sport may
be expected until the season closes.