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Le diagramme suivant illustre la mdthode : 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 : COPYRIGHTED - - e- AlNGLEE^'s Gu IDE ( T° )■ pASTERN P ANADA... CI /hoijomg ijoliere, lobeti and Tiou) to fisli for Salmon, Bass, Onananiclie and Trout / By E. T. I>. CHAMBERS Author of " The Ouananiche and its Canadian Environment," -Price, 23 cents- ;.■* " MORNING CHRONICLE " OFFICE, QUEBEC f Entered according to Act of Parliament, in 1898, by E. T. D. Chambers, in the office of the Minister of Agri- culture, Ottawa. r .yeelicafion. 1^ ^o m^ nva.^ j;*^.^ ^,l,J, j,„„^ ^^, %^;y |^.^^^^ wL come to -^anaJa [o^ lU an^Lj, anJ io C union o| Cn national j(a^ .itl Ct le„eatL.L& iL^ Jo iU ^. T. D. CHAMBHRS. f % ) PREFACE Dame Juliana Barnes, Bernes or Berners, — the reputed au- thoress of ''The Tieatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle,"— the first known work on angUng to be printed in the English language, — left no example of professional modesty to the thousands who were destined to follow in her footsteps. "Yf ye doo in lyke manere as this treatife f hewyth you," she said, "ye fhal have no nede to take of other menys (fish), whiles ye fhal have ynough of your owne takyng." One of the chief anxieties of the fair fisherwoman, as of her admirers of the present day, was the prevention of the wanton destruction of fish ; for even in her time it would seem that the fish hog was abroad. Consequently we find her, — with a fitting apprecia- tion of the enormity of the sin of waste, and with a due sense of the extent to which her ''lytyll plaunflet" was pointing the way to fishing made easy,— giving publicity to this timely warning : " Ye fhal not be to ranenous in takyng of your fayd game as to moche at one tyme : whiche ye may lyghtly doo yf ye doo in every poynt as this prefent treatyfse fhewyth you in every poynt." The dear lady ever ook the precaution to limit, as she thought, the destruction of fish, by placing re- strictions upon the circ\ilation of her bool:, — an act of virtue and self-sacrifice which the present writer has no intention of repeating. It would be presumptuous for him to claim that those who follow the directions hereafter given, will always secure enough and more than enough of fish of their own taking ; for salmon, and ouananiche, and trout, and bass are 6 PREFACE^ pretty uncertain game. The reader nmy count, however upon bonig shown the Canadian resorts of the fish that he desires to take with the means of reaching and takinr/ them. Ihat IS the button we have pressed for him. It is for him to do the rest. Success nmst depend upon a variety of circum- stances, prominent amongst which is individual effort Great pains have been taken to confirm every statement advanced m th.s '^ Guide," and thus to secure absohitely per- fect ^^fo»*n;ation. Many of the waters described herein have been fished by the author. Where omissions occur they will be suppPed in future editions if indicated to the writer Nothuig of an advertising nature appears in th^ body of the work, and if any hotel, railway or fishing water is found to be otherwise than described in the following pages, the author will consider it a favor to be informed thereof. To the many kind friends who have aided him in the prepa- ration of this little book, and especially to the Hon. S N ir'arent, M.P.P., Commissioner of Lands. Forests and Fisheries of the Province of Quebec, and to Mr. L. Z. Joncas, ex-M.P.. bupenn endent of Fish and Game, for valuable information cheerfully rendered from official sources, the author returns his sincere and hearty thanks. E. T. D. Chambers. Quebec, May, 1898. Intcobuction. ROM the eastern limits of the hanks of Nevvfound- hind to where the waves of the Pacific wash the far westerly coast line of British Colunihia, the waters of British North America swarm with enor- mous shoals of the most valuahle fishes known to @P commerce. Many of these waters produce the nohlest (5) of the finny warriors sought by sportsmen. While the Banks of Newfoundland, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the coastal streams of British Columbia furnish vast quantities of food fish, tlie most attractive, and, at the same time, the most accessible of the angling waters of the Dominion are found amongst the lakes and rivers of eastern Canada. There is good fishing with the angle, too, to be had in the Cowich, .n and the Harrison rivers in British Columbia, and in the Qu'Appelle lakes, the Assiniboina and the Saskat- chewan rivers of Manitoba and the North- West Territories. But the choicest angling of tlie American continent is un- doubtedly to be found in that part of Canada lying between the waters of far western Ontario and the Atlantic coasts of Nova Scotia and Labrador. It is to a description of the fish- ing grounds enclosed between these limits that the following pa^es are devoted, HAMBERS'. G UIDE TO QUEB EC \ What Baedeker Says : — " The Best Local Guide Book of Quebec is that by E.T. D. Chambers." (See *' Baedeker's Handbook to the Dominion of Canada," p. 38.) Edition of 1898, revised to date, is now ready and for sale at all book-stores. Price, 25 cents per copy. Also at the CHRONICLE OFFICE, QUEBEC. Quebec Central Rail^vay. The tourist and SPORTSMEN'S ROUTE BETWEEN AND QUEBEC PORTLAND, THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, BOSTON and NEW YORK. Fast Express trains are run during the Summer Season with Pullman cars as follows :— Between Quebec and Portland via Duds well Jet. and Maine Central R.R. Between Quebec and Boston via Sherbrooke and Boston &; Maine R.R. Between Quebec and Springfield via Sherbrooke and Boston & Maine R.R. i^Alao Pulhnan cars are run on Express trains throughout the year. The route for Sportsmen and Tourists from United States points to Quebec, Lo wer St. Lawrence points, the Quebec and Lake 3t. John region or the Sa guenay River is direct via Sherbrooke and Que- bec Central Ry. For Time-table folders, Tourist Books and full information, apply at any Eailroad Tourist Ticket Oflace, or write to P. R. O'NEIL, R. M. STOCKING, J. H. WALSH, Travelling Pass. Agt., City and Dist. Agt., General Pass. Agt., Boom 74, Union Depot, 32 St. Loiiis street, Sherbrooke, P.Q. Boston, Mass. Quebeo. M^f)(£ • ©yir)Grlep s • yruicae. r t^ ^ v^ CAP L M O S T midway between the salmon streams of Cape Breton, in the east, and the Ne})igon lake _ and river of western Canada, is the City of Que- ^b^-^^^^^ bee, which we have taken as our point of depart- ure in the present tour of the angling waters of eastern Canada. It is at Quebec, too, that the angler takes his real departure from civilization for the Labrador and Gasped salmon streams, the various re- sorts of the sea trout in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Ouana- niche waters of Lake St. John, and the many trout streams and lakes of the great Labrador peninsula. These must all be visited in turn. But, first, let us see what angling can be had in the vicinity of the old city of Champlain, — nicknamed by Geo. B'airchild, Jnr., Esq., in his " Rod and Canoe," — " the angler's tryst." ROUND ABOUT QUEBEC. But for the lack of proper protection in the past there would be no better fishing .anywhere than in the waters round about Quebec. The River St, Charles, which bounds the city to the north, was, some years ago, a famous salmon stream as high up as the Falls of Lorette, some nine miles from its mouth. In the first half of the present century, one old resident of Lorette usually killed fifty to two hundred salmon on the 2 : 10 chambers' angler's guide. I 1 fly each season iii this riv^er. The catch of another av^eraged seventy. Mr. Richard Nettle, of Ottawa, writing in 1857, re- ports that the greatest nuniher of salmon he had caught in the St. Charles, fishing about three evenings a week during a month or less, was fifteen to eighteen per season. Now, for some years past, salmon have entirely deserted the river. The only attractions for the angler of its lower waters to-day are the pike, which frequent them in large UTimbers, and may be readily taken by trolling at high tide, from either bank, with the minnow or spoon. For this fishing the angler needs no guide, and after the haying season, when the meadow grass has been cut along its shores, farmers readily accord permis- sion to fishermen to cross their lands. This trolling is good almost as far down the river as the western limits of the city of Quebec. The St. Charles river is the outlet of Lake St.ChaPles — This lake is a favorite resort of Quebec anglers. It really consists of two lakes connected by narrow str.'iits. Early in spring there is good fly-fishing in the lower lake. Its upper waters are considered the best for fiy-fishing later in the season. Both contain vast quantities of font uialis or brook trout and namaycush or lake trout. These latter mentioned great, grey, forked-tail fish grow to an immense size in the deep waters of Lake St. Charles. One peculiarity of them, here, is that they will occasionally rise to the angler's fly. This is always within the first few weeks, visually within the first few days after the departure of the ice. Before the water of the lake has commenced to grow wat'm, they chase the little minnows and other small fish upon which they feed to the surface of the lake. Shoals of these frightened little fish spring from the water when chased for food by their great cannibal neighbors, and make its surface boil as they drop into it again. If the angler drops his fly lightly under the water at this particular place and time he stands a good chance of becoming fast to a fish that but seldom and in very 1 CHAMBERS' ANGLER'S GUIDE. 11 few localities takes a surface lure. Not very long ago one was killed upon the fly in this lake weighing sevente i pounds. Speckled trout grow to four and five pounds in weight in Lake St. Charles, and exist in large numbers, despite the innnense amount of illegal fishing with nets and night lines that is car- ried on at all seasons of the year in its waters by the neigh- boring residents. The fish are capricious. Sometimes it is difficult to obtain a rise. At other times a good, long, heavy string may be taken in the course of an afternoon. The best flies for this lake are the Professor, Brown hackle, Beaverkill, and Queen of the Water, tied upon very small sized hooks. Lake St. Charles is fourteen miles from Quebec, and the road for driving there is an excellent one, eight miles of it being macadamized. Guides ($1.00 to $1.50 per day), and luncheon or dinner (50 cents), can be had at the small hotel on the border of the lake. A number of smaller lakes are within compara- tively easy distance of Lake St. Charles, but they will scarcely repay the attention of strangers. Five miles below Lake St. Charles is Lorette, though by water the distance is eight miles, so winding is the river. It is a wonderfully pretty trip to descend the St. Charles in boat or canoe to Lorette, whence the return to town can be made by Quebec and Lake St. John Rail- way. Small trout may be caught in the descent of the river. Lake Beauport is one of the prettiest of Canadian lakes. It is an almost circular body of rich blue water, hemmed in on every side with well wooded mountains. It is thirteen miles from Quebec, and the way to it over the first eight of these is by the same road as leads to Lake St. Charles. Lake Beauport is high up amongst the mountains, and in its cold, deep waters swim the gamest and most beautiful of Canadian trout. Their silvery brightness is doubtless due to the rortreme purity and clearness of the water of the lake, causing 3m to resemble, in the brilliancy of their coloring, a freshly run sea trout. They are good surface feeders, notwithstanding the over 12 " CHAMBERS* ANGLER*S GUIDE. II fishing of the lake hy anglers from Qnel)ec and elsewhere. They run to about 2i lbs. in weight. Good board (50 cents per meal) can be had at Bigaouette's hotel overlooking the lake. Guides and boat cost $1.5() pei- day. Owing to the clearness of the water, the fishing is bettor on a dark day or when there is a ripple upon the surface. When the weather is bright the fly is more readily taken under the surface of the w.ater. Effective flies here are the dark fairy, claret, Queen of the Water and Fiery Brown. Medium sized .lock Scots and Silver Doctors are often good as tail flies. For July the Green Drake is a favorite. Lakes Tantara, Cache, Calvaipe, Etc.— Lake Tan- tara, some twenty miles from Quebec, is private property and preserved. It yields very large brook trout. The other lakes mentioned, with many more in Stoneham, Valcartier, and neighboring parishes, are scarcely worthy the attention of anglers in view of the better sport to be had elsewhere. The drive to Lake Calvaire or St. Augustin, some fifteen miles from Quebec, through the picturescjue village of (^ap Rouge, and along the brink of the high cliffs overlooking the St. Lawrence, is extremely beautiful. Perch are plentifid in the lake. The MontmOPenci is a wild and beautiful stream, famous for the large speckled trout that inhabit its upper waters and for the magnificent cataract at its mouth. A drive of fourteen miles brings the angler to Laval, where some of the settlers will guide him to the best open pools on the stream. He may put up, and obtain guides, at Moore's or Keho(^'s. The preserved portion of the stream, conunencing a few miles above Laval and extending into the Laurentides National Park, belongs to the Montmorenci Fish and Game Club, and trout of four and five pounds are frequently taken there. Sometimes, very handsome fish may be taken with the fly in the mouth of the river immediately below the Falls. Anglers may drive to chambers' angler's guide. 13 Montmorenci find then descend a long wooden staircase to the foot of the cataract, or they may reach the last mentioned place hy the trains of the Quehec, Montmorenci and Charlevoix Railway. Ste. Anne River (en bas) -This stream is reached by the Quehec, Montmorenci and Cliarlevoix Railway, and runs into the St. Lawrence three miles below the village of Ste. Ainiede Beauprt^. It contains numbers of small trout. Up to a few years ago it was famous for its salmon. Now, they have almost entirely disappeared from it, owing to illegal fishing and the saw-dust from a mill near its mouth. For years the salmon were speared here in large quantities, even in the autumn when full of spawn. Lakes Joachim and Phillip.— Below the Ste. Anne River, or, as it is sometimes called, la Grande Riviere, are a number of interesting lakes, for the most part bountifully supplied with fish. Lake Joachim is most easily reached by taking the Quebec, Montmorenci and (^harlevoix Railway from Quebec to La Bonne Ste. Anne, and driving thence, a distance of some fourteen miles, over a hilly but most interesting road, overlooking the broad St. Lawrence and its many islands immediately below the Isle of Orleans. Permission to fish this lake can be had from Mr. Eugene Raymond, of Ste. Anne, who will furnish at a reasonable rate, a driver who also acts as guide, a horse, buckboard and necessary provisions. The lake is not very large biit contains immense quantities of trout that rise freely to the fly and sometimes exceed a pound each in weight. Those of a quarter and half a pound weight are the most abundant. Lake Phillip is some few miles below Lake Joachim and contains trout of a considerably larger size. Very small and dark-colored flies are considered the best for Lake Joachim. u CHAMBERS* ANGLER*S GUIDEJ. i i ; !i !i THE LAURENTIDES NATIONAL PARK. This Park is one of the largest and grandest fish and game preserves in the world. In the lakes which border upon it or which are enclosed within its limits are probably the finest specimens of salnio fontlnnlis to be anywhere foinid. Many have, already been taken exceeding nine pounds in weight, and it is certain that many larger ones are to be found there, which will dwarf the fish of the Rangelys and the far-famed Nepigon. Roughly speaking, this Park includes the central portion of the territory enclosed between the townships, bordering on Lake St. John to the north and along the St. Lawrence to the South, that skirt the Saguenay on the east anu stretch on the west to the limits leased to various fish and game clubs on the eastern side of the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway. It has a superficies of 2,640 square miles or 1,689,400 acres, and its limits are ofiflcially described as follows : "All that part of the vacant and unlicensed Crown Lands of the Province of Quebec, situate in the counties of Montmo- rency, Quebec and Charlevoix, bounded as follows : Towards the North, by the Southern line of timber berth S-^ 144, lying between Cedar Lake and the Metabetchouan River ; partly by the Southern line of the counties of Lake St. John and Chi- coutimi, comprised between tlie East bank of the Metabet- chouan to the West, and the St. Urbain and Grande Bale road to the East, and partly by the Southern, Western and Eastern boundaries of timber berths lying on the rivers, tributaries of Lake St. John anil Kenogami and of the Saguenay River ; to the East, by the St. Urbain and Grande Bale road, from the forty-eighth parallel of North latitude, to its intersection with the rear line of the Seigniory of C6te Beaupr^ ; to the South- east, by the rear line to the seigniory just named, and by the rear line of Stoneham and Tewkesbury townships ; to the West, by the Easterly line of Tewkesbury township, and by chambers' angler's guide. 15 the North-easterly outline of fief Hubert and prolongation thereof, to its intersection with the Soulh-easterly outlines of Rivers k Pierre and Batisoan timber berths, and thence by the Easterly boundaries of said berths to the Northern line of number seven East rear Batiscan ; thence, again to the West, by the East bank of the Metjvbetchouan River, to the forty- eighth parallel of North latitude aforesaid." The objects for which this Park has been set apart by special legislation are the preservation of forests, fish and game, the maintenance of an even water supply, and the encouragement of th-^ study and culture of forest trees. The regulations for the manage- ment, control and care of the Laurentides National Park pro- vide that the general management shall be vested in the Com- missioner of Crown Lands ; and the Superintendent, together with such officers as the Commissioner may appoint, shall, under his directions, supervise, manage, control and care for said Park, with full power to carry out and enforce the follow- ing provisions and rules, as well as any other portions of said Act not herein dealt with : (rt). The preservation and care of the water-courses, lakes, etc., and the forests, lands, and minerals ; (6). The prevention and extinction of forest fires ; (c). The protection of fish and game of all kinds, and the de- struction of obnoxious animals and birds ; (rf). The manner of dealing with trespassers, the confiscation or destruction of fire-arms, explosives, traps, nets, fishing tackle, or any other contrivane »s for hunting, fishing or trap- ping of whatsoever nature or description ; (e). The issuing of licenses for hotels, shops or houses for accommodation of visitors ; (/). The issuing of licenses to cut timber, or t:^ remove any forest products ; ig). The issuing of prospecting licenses and the working and development of mines ; 16 chambers' angler's guide. I ! Ill ! i {h). Tho leasing: of lands for houses, etc.. xor the facilities of visitors and toarists ; • (f). The adjustment of any special cases not herein provided for. 2. The C^nimissio'.ier will define the dut'es (>f the Superinten- dent and other necessary otHcers, and regulate the renuuiera- tion to he granted each ; 3. That all visitors to the Park do comply with the provisions of the let estahlishing same and also these regulations ; 4. That a register be kept of names and addresses of all perscms visiting the Park ; 5. That no mutilation or destruction of any standing growing timber be permitted beyond what is absolutely necessary for the purposes of camping ; 6. That all camp fires be carefully guarded and extinguished before leaving the spot, and that all provisions of the Fire Act be strictly observed ; 7. That the only manner of taking fish permissible in the waters of the Park be that known as fly-fishing ; that ftsh taken in other manner be held to have been taken illegally ; 8. That the trapping of fur-bearing animals in the Park be strictly prohibited ; 9. That the carrying and use of fire-arms by sportsmen and tourists during close s€>!asons for game be prohibited ; 10. That the Park guardians be vested with all powers exer- cised by Forest-rangers and Fish and Game Overseers, in addition to the powers exercised by them as Park guardians ; 11. That a stated tariff of charges for hunting or fishing or both, be adopted by the Connnissioner of Crown Lands, accord- ing to locality. In accordance with the provisions of Regulation No. 11, the subjoined schedule of charges for parties visiting the Park for angling and hunting purposes, etc., has been approved : — Tourists and sportsmen (angling) per diem .... $1.00 (hunting) '♦ 1.00 (angling and hunting) per diem . 1,50 7j! R OBERV AL THE.- MECCA .-OF .-ANGLERS .-AND. -TOURISTS. B1 WE NORTHERN INLAND SEA. i H I S Magnificent and Modern Hostelry, which stands on I the very shore of Lake St. Joh^A, the great inland sea i north of Quebec, is equipped with all up-to-date improve- m nients and conveniences. It is the headquarters of anglers in the waters where swims the peerless ouananiche, and controls the best fishing grounds in this region for this great game fish as well as for trout, pike, whitefish, etc. All of these waters are thrown open Free to guests of the Hotel, where guides and equipment are furnished. cr^E ISL^/l(^ HOUSE Is run in connection with THE ROBERVAL and is situated at the Grand Discharge. The salubrious climate and other ad- vantages of Lake St. John make The Robepval a favorite health and summer resort. Charges Reasonable. For further information in reference to The Ropz^rval or Island House, apply to H. J. BEEMER, Manager, '* The Roberval," Roberval, P.Q., r» « T 1 ^ ^ . After June 1st. Before June 1st, — Quebec. I EstnhliHhed J842. I 1 1 GLOVER, FRY & Co., IMPORTERS OF LATEST NOVELTIES RECEIVED WEEKLY, Dress and Mantle Making UNDKE FIRST-CLASS MODISTES. ^Special Orders Executed Promptly.-' GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER IN 12 HOURS' NOTICE, IN THE L4TFST STYLE l^-A Pull Assortment of Camp Blankets'-^a Mosquito and Leno Netting. Particular Attention Given to Mail or Telegraph Orders. ONLY ONE PRICE. 84 & 36, FABRIQUE ST,, UPPER TOWX, 1-1 II r7i"i wminTTwi rHAMBP:RH' AXOLKFi's CiriDK. 17 A nominal oluirgc of $1 por dicni will bo rtiado to parties for the use of eanoes and catnp ocjnipinent. Tourists merely de- sirous of making a visit to the Park (and not intcndinjjf to fish or luint) may, at the discretion of tluf Conunissioner, he granted a permit for that pur[)ose without charge^; if camp er it is situated a hundred miles from the mouth of the river, following the stream, and thre(;-(|uarters of the road leading to it from the city of Quebec is in a very rough c(mdi- tion, particularly that part between Stoneham and the great lake, a good portion of which is built across the mountains. It was formerly the colonization road from Quebec to Lake St. John, but has been deserted since the (tonstruction of the railway. GovernnuMit gamekeepers guard the entrance to the Park by this road. The lovers of adventure, who make the trip, are richly rewarded for their efforts by the splendid sport to be had at the termination of their journey. The drive up is some seventy miles long, and occupies the larger part of two days. The descent can easily be made in two. John Bur- roughs, in "The Halcyon in Canada," which appears in the volume entitled " Locusts and Wild Honey," gives a splendid description of his trip to grand Lake Jacques Cartier and of an i nmense trout that he caught there. But, before reaching this lake, the angler may fish in a nvnnber of other beautiful lakes lying alongside of or in close proximity to this .A)loniza- tion road. In the vicinity of Lake .Jacques-Cartier, at a dis- tance of from two or three miles only, are fully twenty small lakes which are not shown upon the maps at all. Lake Noah, fonr miles west of Lake Jacques Cartier, is four miles in dia- meter. Mr. Geo. M. Fairchild relates that in an eleven days' tramp on snow-shoes in this wild countiy, he was never nnove than twenty minutes at a time off some lake, CUAMtlERS' ANCJLKH'8 GUIDE. 10 Snow Lake or Lao des Neig-es, at tho licad of the Montmoronoy river, is n splendid sheet i;i water, some httle distanee from th(! (•oh)niziitioi) road, hut eontainin^ very lai'ge trout, scarcely inferior in size to tliose of the (rrand Lake .Tacqp*;s (/artier. Other lakes within easy distance of the road ; in the Park are descrihed helow. Lao Uc9 Sept lies or Lake of the Seven Islands is nnich larger than the maps indicate and re(;eives the waters of Lake Mai fait. Tniut that measure 22 inches in h'ngth and weigh from .5 to (J pounds have heen caught in it. Lake Vert and Lake des Roches contain trout up to two and three pounds in weight. Lake des RocIkks is situated (m the colonization road, thirteen miles to the south of the river Jacipics (lartier, into which river Lake Vert discharges. Lac a Noel is (mly some forty miles from Quebec. Liive all the lakes which flow into it, its waters team with speckled trout. Lake Long^ is situated half a mile west of Lac k Noel, into which it discharges. Lac a la Coupe, half a mile long, by from 500 to 600 yards wide also flows into Lac {\ Noel. Lake Fraser, three quarters of a mile long, with a width of 600 yards, is another feeder of Lac a Noel, Lac a Reg^is and a number of other smaller lakes having discharged their waters into Lac k Noel, the latter in turn flows into the Grand lac a TEpaule.— This is a beautiful body of water, containing very handsome trout, up to seven pounds in weight, which discharges its surplus waters into the Jacques Cartier river through the Riviere a I'Epaule. To flsh any of these waters or those of the upper Jacques (>artier river, it is necessary, of course, to obtain a permit from the Department 20 chambers' angler's guide. of Lands, Forests and Fisheries. These are issued upon the conditions already mentioned and the payment of $1.50 per day to Mr. W. C. J. Hall of the Department in question. The flies to he used with success upon these waters vary with the seasons. The Jock Scot and Silver Doctor are always good, but less expensive flies will often serve as well. They may be large in spring and early sunnner, but should grow smaller as the weather becomes warmer and the water clearer. That old stand-by, the Brown hackle is nearly always a killer, and for clear water fishing the Beaverkill is admirable. The professor and Queen of the Water are pretty general favorites, while the Parmachenee belle is splendid when the water is somewhat discolored, and also for morning and evening fishing. The uppep waters of the Jacques Cartiep Rivep are best reached by a road that branches off at Stoneham, fifteen miles from Quebec, in a more westerly direction than the colonization road. It is usually in very good condition. At a distance of twenty-nine miles from Quebec, Bayard's is reached. This house is the last sign of civilization to be foimd in this direction. A short distance above the house, where the guardians of the Park and guides and canoes may be had, the ascent of the river commences. Some beautiful rapids are passed. A few are portaged. Up others the canoes are poled. In every part of the upper stretches of this river the fishing leaves nothing to be desired. It is an alternation of deep pools and heavy rapids. Tlie river can be navigated by canoes for some twelve or eighteen houi-s, above Bayard's, as far, that is to say, as the Grand Portage, where the scenery is indescrib- ably grand and the trout large, sportive and lusty. The Sautoriski River, a tributary of the Jacques Cartier, which flows in from the east some thirteen miles north of Bayard's is famous for its splendid trout, specimens of which have been taken up to seven pounds in weight. chambers' angler's guide. 21 THE LAKE ST. JOHN COUNTRY. The rev^olution which has taken place in angling matters in northern Quebec during the last decade is directly traceable to the construction of the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway. This road has not only opeied up to anglers the magnificent stretche? of forest, lake, and stream through which it runs for. one hundred and nin(;ty miles from the city of Quebec to Lake St. John, and again for fifty miles from the great lake to Chicoutimi, but has rendered accessible to tourists and sportsmen that wonderland of the North — that term incognita that stietches away from Lake St. John towards and beyond mysterious Mistassini. All along the line of railway are waters teeming with fish, many of them rivalling the best of those enclosed in the National Park. In fact many of them are equally preserved by the clubs that lease the fishing of them, and all share in the benefit resulting from their proximity to the Park and the protection enforced therein. Guides charge $1.50 per day for their services and boat, and the best flies for trout are the Silvei- Doctor, White Moth, Parmachenee Belle and Brown Hackle. For black bass all the standard blass flies are good. Lake St. Joseph.— This beautiful sheet of water, which is only 24 miles from Quebec, has a crooked circum- ference of twenty n 'es, being eight miles long and from one to three in width. It is surrounded by mountains clad in magnificent hard- wood trees, reaching down to the water's edge. In the middle of the lake the water is very deep and clear. A comfortable hotel, the Lake- View House, and several sunnner cottages, have been constructed on the shores of the lake, and a pleasm-e steamer makes fretpient trips upon its waters. Its waters teem with various species of fish, chief amongst which are speckled trout, lake trout, black bass, and ^ CHAMBERS* ANGLER^S GUIDE. I a white fish of excellent flavor to which the residents give the name of fresh- water shad. Brook trout grow very large in this lake, being sometimes captured in spring-time up to three pounds in weight. Bass are taken here most freely in the months of July aiid August, and the grey lake or fork-tailed trout, called by the French Canadians touladi, is caught throughout the entire season, either by trolling near the bottom of the deepest portions of the lake, or in fishing the same locp.lities with live minnows. These fork-tailed trout grow to an immense size, and have been known to exceed thirty pounds in weight. Lake Ser^^ent.— Some five miles after leaving Lake St. Joseph station the railway runs for over two miles along the very brink of Lake Sergent, a placid but very beautiful body of water, the resort of perch and bass. Ste. Anne River (en haut).— At St. Raymond, 1^6 miles from Quebec, the railway crosses the Ste. Anne river. (This stream must not be confused with the River Ste. Anne en bas which flows into the St. Lawrence just below Ste. Anne de Beauprt^). The Ste. Anne en haut empties itself into the St. Lawrence at Ste. Anne de la Perade. Some few miles above St. Raymond there is good trout fishing to be had in this river. Guides can usually be had at the railway station, who will secure vehicles to conduct anglers to fishing grounds on the river or upon some of the many lakes in the vicinity. The members of the Tourilli Fish and Game Club leave the train at St. Raymond station and drive some sixteen miles to their club house on the upper waters of the Ste. Anne, in which stream large fish are taken, as well as in the lakes which are drained into it, and which stretch away north almost to the source of the Metabetchouan. Among the lakes leased by this club are Rond, A la Riviere, Utica, Boyer, Laveau, Echo, Travers, Panet, Croche, Tourilli, Ste. Anne, A la Loutre, Au / \ chambers' angler's guide. 23 Sable, A I'Ours, Juneau, Gregory and George. The Little Saguenay Fish and Game Chib also have splendid tront waters within a few miles of St. Raymond. Riviere a PiePPe.— Fair trout fishing is to be had in this river not far from the railway station on the line of the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway, fifty-eight miles from Qtiebec. Here the Lower Laurentian division of the railway, now a part of the Gre, .t Northern road, branches off to the west. It traverses a country famous for the fishing to be had in its waters-, running near the celebrated trout waters of the St. Maurice river section, north of Three Rivers. Soon after passing Riviere k Pierre Junction and proceeding northward along the main line of railway, the angler finds himself in the midst of the great fish and ga le preserves of this delightfully wild country. Thick woods fringe the sides of the railway track. The whole of this territory is a perfect network of rivers and lakes, all of which literally swarm with fish. Numerous clubs have been formed to lease the fishing rights in certain portions of these waters, almost all of which have erected handsome club-houses at their respective headquarters. Some of them control at least ten square miles of territory, including often no less than scores of lakes, nearly all con- nected, or at the best only separated by country that is easily portaged. Two of the largest and most important Quebec clubs owning fishing preserves in this district are the Laurentides, whose club-house is seventy miles from Quebec, and not far from the railway, and the Stadacona, ninety-four miles from the city, with headquarters in sight of the car windows. Before reaching these club lakes, however, the railway com- mences to skirt along the bank of one of the largest and most beautiful of the many magnificent trout streams of this section of the country. This is The Batisean RiveP.— Its course is followed by the railway for between twenty and thirty miles. It is generally .'I TfbVilffM 24 chambers' angler's guide. here from one hundred to four hundred feet in width, running fre(iuently through such narrow mountain passes as harely to leave room for the railway track on one of its shores. It is a succession for the most part of wild, leaping cascades, and dashing, foaming rapids, with occasional stretches of deep, dark water that contrast strangely with l;he rough and rocky descents that form the chief characteristics of the river's co\u*se through t?iis wild, mountainous country. The beauty of the scenery all along this Batiscan valley must be seen to be appreciated, and none who have observed it can ever forget its wild grandeur. All the lakes that are drained into the Batiscan contain immense quantities of speckled trout. The author of a paper in Onting, entitled "Along the Upper Batiscan," Mr. George II. Mosle, writes : "The sport here during a stay of fifteen days exceeded anything I have known, whether in the famous Moosehead region of Maine, or among the thousand lakes in the peninsula of Noi'thern Michigan and Wisconsin. After the first day we decided to throw back all trout weigh- ing less than one pound, and even then foimd we had a good many to spare at the close of a day's fishing. The largest trout captured by our party was a beauty of five and a quarter pounds The next largest weighed four and a half pounds. Besides these two largest we got a number over two and three pounds, — one catch of ten trout weighing eighteen pounds, and one of seven weighing sixteen and a half pounds." The river is the outlet of Lake Batiscan, and its upper waters are in the preserve of the Triton Fish and Game Club. Lake Batiscan is a beautiful body of water nine miles long, famous like Lake Moise for its eight and nine pound trout. These lakes, like Des Passes, Travers, Trois Caribous and others in the same locality are leased to the Triton Club, which owns some of the finest trout waters in the world and has ei'ected a $10,000 club-house on its Ihnits. t> icetaeiuapicps Top ©applies • • A.. G-EElsriEE, Grooer and TTT'lne Mercliant. Supplies for FisMng and Hunting CMs A SPECIALTY, Anglers are advised to secure supplies in Quebec, the nearest source to the Fishing Kesorts. Orders filled in advance of parties' arrival, if desired. Telegraph orders from fishing waters receive prompt attention. 94 and 96 ST. JOHN STREET, QUEBEC. GET A GAIT ON ! ! ! ^ri»o«^ D. MORGAN'S CelMed TaUorimi M Gents' Fnniiinii EstaisbmeDt Opposite The Chateau Frontenac FOR THE LATEST-IMPROVED FISHING AND SHOOTING SUITS. THEY ARE THE ONLY PROPER AND ACCOMMODATING .... OUTFIT FOR THE FIELD OR WATER .... PRICES AWFULLY LOW. HOME SPUNS FOR $10. SEE LATEST NOVELTIES. PREPARE TO GIVE YOUR ORDERS FOR FINE CLOTHING, the Best and Most Stylish, at Moderate Price. They are, without exception, the lowest quoted. Qtjebec mmh Largest circulation and leading newspaper in Eastern Canada. HIPPING. Commercial and Bamily If aper. Special attention to Spoptini^ matters. 1 Subscription, $3 per annum. -;- Advertising Rates on application. + Address ''CHRONICLE" OFFICE, QUEBEC, CANADA. chambers' angler's OITIDE. 25 Lake Edward, one Imndred and tliirtoon miles from Quebec, is the largest body of water between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John. Its original and more appro- priate name is Lac des Grandes Isles, for in its length of twenty miles are numerous islands, large and small, all beautifully wooded, and oft(?n rising to a considerable height out of the water. The shores of the lake are also luxuriously wooded to tlie very edge of tlie lake. Its waters are so delightfully pure, cold and clear, that not only is it a treat to drink tlieni in the warmest weather, but upon clear days the reflection of its richly timbered shores and islands is mirrored in the surface as in a glass, and the angler may quite often distinguish distinctly the bottom of the lake at a depth of ten to twenty feet. In these deej) pools, some of which are continually cooled by the ui)ward bubbling of fresh-watei' springs, there love to linger in I'efreshing indo- lence those monster trout, —handsome red-bellied s])ecimens of the true sahno fonfindUs, — weighing often four to six pounds each, which have made this lake so famous. Good fly fishing may be had in the Elviere au.v Rats, one of tlie lake's feeders that enters it from the West. Here, however, the trout are not nearly so large as in the body of the lake. In August and September two to four pound trout rise readily to the fly in the River Jeannotte, the outlet of Lake Edward, permission to fish which nuist be o])tained from the Orleans Fishing Club of Quebec, the lessees of the rights. In the lake itself, on the contrary, the fishing is free to all patrons of the railway, — the C\)mpany leasing it for their benefit from the Provincial Government. There is an excellent hotel at the railway station, which is on the very edge of the lake, kept by Mr. Robert Rowley, where boats, camp outfits, and guides can always be obtained. Mr. Rowley also controls a chain of lakes near Lake Edward, w^here excellent fly fishing can be had. chambers' angler's GTJlDfi. Lake Kislcisink.— Cledar liake, or more correctly Kis- kisink, is the first stopping place for the tr.ain after leaving Lake Edward. It is IJij miles frf)m Quebec. Here are the holiday head(iuarters of th(^ Metabetc^hoiian Fishing and Game Club, which counts in its membership quite a number of New p]ngland millionaires. These gentlemen have a hand- some club-house alongside the railway station at Kiskisink, on the margin of the lake of that name, — a beautiful sheet of water nine miles long, — and also fish the famous Bostonnais River, the outlet of Kiskisink, where large speckled trout constantly rise to the angler's flies from early spring to the very close of the season at the end of September. In addition to these waters the club controls the fishing in the central portion of the Metabetchouan. The limits of the newly formed Bostonnais C^lid) are South-west of Lake Kiskisink. Metabetchouan River.— Twenty-eight miles of the upper portion of the Metabetchouan are leased by the Phi- ladelphia Fishing and Game Club, of which Amos R. Little, Director of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is president, while the lower part of the same river for some fifteen or twenty miles, and excepting some ten miles f' im its mouth, is fished exclu- sively by the Amabalish Fish and Game Club, of Springfield, Mass. The club-house is soi.\p distance V)ack from the railway, and is usually reached by driving from Chambord Junction. There is splendid fishing for ouananiche near the mouth of the Metabetchouan both in Spring and Summer. Lac Gpos Visons and Lake Bouchette are both seen from the train, and both ai*e well worth seeing, specially Lake Bouchette, which is an exceedingly beautiful body of water, lying away in a partially cleared valley a little to the west of the railroad. The station at the lake is 16() miles from Quebec, and the club which enjoys the sport of fishing in these watta^s has one of the finest preserves upon the continent. chambers' angler's guide. 2T Lac des Commissaipes is swuated a few miles back from the railway on its west side. It is leased, with the adjacent waters, by the Nonantiim Club, and trout of four and five pounds are fre(iuently taken in it. The surplus waters of Lac des (^onnnissaires tlow into Lake Bouchette. The Ouiatchouan River carries down the waters of Lake Bcrichette into Lake St. .John. The hshing in the river above the falls its leased to a fish and j^ame club. Large trout are taken in it, and also, sometimes, in the pool at the foot of the falls. Just above the railway bridge that spans the mouth of the stream, in full view of the beautiful falls a mile away, and 21^ feet in height, the waters of the river spread out into a majestic pool, in which the spring-time fishing for ouananiche or fresh-water salmon is at its very best from about the 2()th of May to the 15th or 2()th of .Tune. In the "Ouananiche and its Canadian Environment," (Harper's) appears the following description of the spring fishing in the mouth of the Ouiatchouan : " Little fields of white scum or hroK float round and round in this Ouiatchouan pool because of the existence of contrary cui'rents. You have drawn your cast through one of these patches, and are, perhaps about lifting your flies from the siu'face of the water, when a violent strike tells you that a prompt responsive jerk will make fast to your hook one of the gamest of American game-fishes. Or, perhaps, he has securely hooked himself, and almost before you have ceased wondering at the length of line that is being run from off your reel, a bright, ar(;hed gleam of silver darts out of the water a hundred feet away from your canoe, as suddenly as an arrow shot from bow, and deliberately turns a somersault thi'ee or foiu* feet up in the air. If you are a novice at the sport , or he has taken you unawares, you may never see him more. If he managed by his superior dexterity and cunning to get the slack of the line, he probably shook the hook from his mouth and is free. If, in your excitement, 28 chambers' angler's ottide. you gave liiiii tho butt too quickly, you perhaps tore the hook out of his delicate mouth. Or, matching his agility and strength against the endurance of your casting-Une, or the pliability of your trusty rod, he has made shipwreck alike of your tackle and your happiness. Sometimes his leaps are made in such rapid succession that you are fighting your fish alter- nately in air and water. At others, if he be a large fish, he goes down and sulks like a sahiKm from the sea. His different methods of defence would appear to indicate that he possesses the combined iinense of the salmon and the bass. When impaled upon the hook he has not infre(iuently been known, in the course of his prodigious leaps, to alight in the bottom of tlie angler's canoe." The description would also apply to the s])ring fishing for oiiananiche in the mouth of the Metabet- chouan river. In the month of August and first fortnight of Septendier there is excellent ouananiche fishing below the falls of the Metabetchouan, a few miles from its mouth, and specially in the Island Pool, so admirably describedby Lt-Col. Andrew Haggard, D.S.C)., in his picoures(pie and anmsing "Introduction" to "the Ouananiche and its ('anadian Envi- ronment." The fish are taken here both with flies and by trolling in the fall of the year. In spring the best flies in the mouths of both the Ouiatchouan and the Metabetchouan are Jock Scot, Silver Doctor, Durham Ranger, Brown Hackle, Professor and (voachn^an, all on large hooks. The same flies will often kill in the waters of Lake St. John, specially near the Roberval shore. Roberval, on the west shore of Lake St. John, is the present northerly terminus of the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway and is one hundred and ninety miles from Quebec. Lake St. John is almost circular in shape, being some eighty-ftve miles in circumference. It is fed bya number of very large rivers, which Mr. Murray declares are well worthy of a volume to themselves, and most of which bear musical Indian niAMBERS' angler's GUIDE. 20 naineH, while all of them Hwariii with fisji. There is, first of all, the Pei'ihonea, over four himdred miles loujjf ; the Mistassini, or "River of the Big Rook," over three lumdred miles in length and nearly two nules wide at its mouth ; the Ashuapmou- chouan, or "River where they Hunt the Moose," from two hundred and fifty to three hundred miles long, all Mowing in from the north and north-west ; the Ouiatchouan and Ouiat- ehouaniche, and the Metahetchouan, flowing from the south. The Hotel Roherval is a handsome huilding overlooking i\m lake, and close to hoth the steamhoat landing and I lie hotel station of the railway. Ithasacconmiodation for three hundred guests, and is one of the most conunodious as well as (me of the most comfortahle houses in C'anada. It is su[)|)lied with billiard room, bowling alley, and a promenade, ball, and concert hall, and its dining hall measures seventy by thirty- five feet. The furnishings are all (piite new and exceedingly handsomt% and the house is supplied with hot and cold water and with electric light and bells throughout, even the grounds surrounding it being illuminated by electricity at night. Steamers leave the hotel as required, to carry toiu'ists into the mouths of these rivers, and those who desire to ascend them in birch-bark canoes may find guides, canoes, cam])ing oufits, supplies, fishing tackle, etc., at the Hotel Roherval, before starting. Tn May and .June excellent ouananiche fishing may be had in the lake, immediately in front of the hotel. From about the end of .Tune this fishing is good in the Grand Discharge, whither the steamer " Mistassini " crosses daily, from Hotel Roherval to the Island House, a hostelry built on an island of the Discharge, in the midst of the most magni- ficent scenery, specially for the acconnnodation of anglers and tourists. It is also well supplied with guides and canoes, is under the same management as the Hotel Roherval, and has accommodation for nearly a hundred guests. The "Mistassini" is a perfectly new, steel-framed boat, staunch and fleet, and 80 rHAMIiEKS' A\(iLEH'H GUIDE. I capable^ of accdiiinKMlMtin^ tour huMdrcd passcn^^crs. It is admirably furuislicd and «'(|iiipp('d with everything necessary for the cotnfort of passengers, and espeeially of that of the ladies. The steamers "IVrilK)>i('a" and "Tndine" areavaihibh^ for exeiirsions to other parts of the hike. Ahnost close to the Hoherval Hotel, the beautiful Ouiatchoiianiche river dashes over its rocky bed into Lake St. .lohn. (iuestb of tlie hotel often ascend this streiim for a day or two, camping out at night, and leturning lo.ided with handsome Salnio foiitiiuifis. It is a model trout stream, and its headwaters are near to those of some of the magnificent lakes in the St. Maurice river district. (Uiides for this and other trips from the hotel, whether hidians, Canadians, or half- breeds, can be best obtained at- lioberval if the intention b(» to journey up any of the northein or westerly tributaries of Lake St. .lohn. In starting by way of the (xrande Dt'scharge, guides may be obtained after crossing tlu^ lake by steamer. In the rapid waters of this northern country, two guides are necessary for each. canoe, and together with one "monsieur," his necessary baggage, tent, blankets, and provisions, make up all the load that it is safe for the canoe to carry. The guides supply the canoe, and charge for the use of it and for their own services $2.50 per day, or .$L25 ejich, and their board. If the hotel pt;.)pl<^ supply the provisions and outfit, the latter including tents for both angler and guides, blankets, cooking utensils, etc., the angler is supposed to pay hotel rates for board in the woo.is. The guides do the cooking, and their l)oard is charged at the rate of $1 per day each. The angler selects what he likes from the hotel stores, which usually include flour, bread, butter, biscuits, tea, coffee, sugar, salt, condensed milk, fresh meat (if for a short ti-ip), salt pork, canned meats, vegetables, soups, and fruits, pork and beans, cheese, potatoes, etc. As almost all the ouananiche waters within a x'adius of several days' journey from Lake St. John CItAMni5R8* ANOLRR*S OtflDE. 31 are leas<>(l to Mr. II. J. Bt'cnici', the propiii'toi' of l)oth the hott'lH at the lake, tlu' hotel ('har^^<'s inchidcot' (roni'se thcri^lit to Hsh them. Tht^ aiij^ler may purchase his own supplies in Quehec or elsewhere and siniplv enpi^e guides at Lake St. John, espeeially if he has his own camp outfit, tent, hl.inkets, cooking- iitensils, etc.; hut it will usually he found more convenient to leave everything to the hotel people, though the angler should never forj^t^t to clu^ck over his supplies carefully, upon the eve of his departure, lest some indispensahh' articles, such as salt or matclies, hu foimd wantinj< in thes woods, when» it is impos- sihle to ohtain them The jijuides invariahly carry asma'' axe stuck into their sash orhelt, and are most ('xcellent woodsmen. It is wonderful with what rapidity thjy will cut tent-poles, pitcli the tents, cut firewood, li^ht the canjp-lire, improvise pot-hooks and torch-hoklers, cook and serve the dinner, and cut and make up the fragrant hed of halsam houghs. La Grande Decharg^e of Lake St. John. Among the more accessihle of the fishing waters in the Lake St. .John district of ('anada there are none that offer such varied attrac- tions to the sportsman, he he hunter, angler, or canoeist, as those of the Grand Discharge. This tortuous channel is popu- larly, though incorrectly, known to most English-speaking people as "the Grand Discharge," a corruption of " La Grande Dt^charge," which it was called hy the early French discoverers of the coimtry. Three nules farther to th<^ south, as you follow the easterly shore of Lake St. John, is reached " La Petite D^charge"--the two outlets of the great Kike uniting to form the Saguenay River at the foot of Alma Island, some ten miles from Lake St. John. This island is shaped something like an elongated and inverted delta It resendiles an isosceles triangle, with its hase turned towards Lake St John and the sides enclosing its most acute angle pointing down the stream. At its hase it is ahout three miles in width. Out in the lake itself and in the mouths of hoth the Great and Little Discharge, 32 chambers' angler's guide. f for tlie distance of a mile or more before reaching the island of Alma, the water is thickly strewn with islands of various shapes and sizes, all exceedingly picturesque in appearance. Upon one of these is situated the Island House, to which the steamer Mistassini crosses daily from Roberval on the opposite side of the lake, some twenty-five miles distant. From the Island House, which is the centre of the Grand Discharge fish- ing-grounds, the descent of the rnpids commences. For those who fish within a radius of two or three miles of the lake, the usual couise is to descend the Grand Discharge, necessarily portaging around the first chute or falls, and then fighting the ouananiche in the many splendid pools below; those on the southerly shore of the pool and next the north side of Alma Island being the property of W. A. Griffiths, Esq., of Quebec, and all the others being free to guests of the hotel. Some of those who hav^e not the time to descend to these pools, but return to Roberval by the same day's steamer that brought them to the Island House, enjoy good sport by trolling for the fresh-water salmon, as well as for pike, in the channels between the several islands at the head of the Discharge. Here, the dismal "river of death," as Bayard Taylor calls the lower Saguenay, draws the bright beginning of its early gladsome existence. To quote again from " The Ouananiche and its Canadian Environment": "What a contrast between the Stygian darkness of its latter end and the bright young life that springs into existence from the nature-enforced affinity and connningling upon the elevated bed of Lake St. John t)f its parent streams ! As men and women love life rather than death, and the brightness and freshness of youth rather than the ever-present shadows upon tlie hither bank of the dark riv^er, it is not strange that they should gladly turn from the death-like silence, albeit majesty and grandeur, of the lower Saguenay, wonderful and awe-inspiring though they be, to the union of its parent streams at Lake St. John, where all is chambers' angler's guide. 33 nieriy as a wedding-bell ; and to the prattling and the babbling of the new-born river as it issues from the bed of the lake, and hastens through a brief and tranc^uil infancy towards a lusty youth, there to gainV)ol and leap in frolicsome display, choosing for itself a rough and rugged road, heedless of the rocks that it encounters on its way ; now basking in pleasure and sunlight, regardless of the coming night ; now flashing, dashing, crashing over precipitous declines, or gliding with thought-beguiling rapidity towards an inevitable fall. Nature is here all vocal with melody. She disports herself in various moods. She touches with her l)reath the chords of the aKilian lyre that she has strung upon the branches of the plaintive pine, prattles in the language of the babbling brook, sings to the gentle swaying of the forest-trees, moans in the wandering wind o'er the sur- face of the lake, and roars in the not far-distant waterfall and in the rapidly approaching storm. She finds a voice in the clatter of the squirrel, in the drum of the partridge, and the bark of the fox. She has an innumerable variety of feathered choristers, and there is music in the splashing of the leaping fish at play, and in the rustled twigs and crashing branches that speak of the flight from the presence of his sovereign, man, of some frighted denizen of the woods. Such is the dis- charge of Lake St. John, and such the scenes experienced upon its shores or from many of the thousand islands with which it is studded. The largest of these is Alma Island, and is delta- shaped. It is three miles across where it faces towards the lake, and nine miles long. Between it and Lake St. John are several islands of varying size, and numerous others are scat- tered in the main channel of the discharge, which is upon its northerly side. This great, wild, island-dotted stream is local- ly known as the 'Grande Decharge,' meaning 'great dis- charge,' while the name ' Petite D<^charge ' is given to the smaller channel on the south side of Alma. The hundreds of different currents and rapids that dash about and between the 34 chambers' angler's guide. various islantls of the D^charge give rise to innumerable pools, sometimes protected by points of the shore hne or islands, from which they may be advantageously fished, at others ex- panding into lake-like dimensions, as in the case of those be- tween the (7?'a/ir/c chute and Camp Scott. Even these may, in places, be advantageously fished from the rocks, and es- pecially the splendid pools of Mr. W. A. Griffiths, on the south side of the D^charge. But many of the best fishing-places, both here and up( the opposite side, can be most successful- ly reached by means of a canoe. Nothing but a birch-bark or Peterboro canoe can be safely used in the rapid waters of the Grande Ddcharge, and both French-Canadian and Monta- gnais guides confine themselves exclusively to the use of the former. It is a thrilling sensation to shoot the rapids in these frail craft, and tt) feel that nothing but a sheet of birch-bark and the untutored skill of your dusky guides stand between you and eternity. But they are wonderfully clever, these guides, and it is a constant marvel to those who visit these waters for the first time to note the consummate tact and ability with which they navigate the most treacherous currents and violent rapids, sometimes cutting off with tluMr paddles the top of an advancing wave, at others holding back the canoe in the hol- low of a rapid until the moment is propitious for shooting out of it, or perhaps again lifting it up sideways to the crest of a favorable roll of water. In many waters the angler has but one guide. At the Grande Decharge, and in the ascent of the various tributaries of Lake St. John, two are absolutely ne- cessary. It would be certain death for one man to attempt to guide a loaded canoe in these heavy rapids ; and, besides this, one man has almost all he can do to cairy the canoe itself over the portages, while the other is required to convey pro- visions and l)aggage." When the ouananiche will not rise here, during the season, to the fly, they may almost always be lured by bait and a spoon. But with the latter, one is apt also, at any time, to hook the immense pike (Esox litclits) chambers' angler's guide. a5 with which Lake St. John abounc' ., and which in the vicinity of the Island House are freijuently taken from ten to twenty pounds in weight. In other parts of the lake, and in some of its tributaries, they have been caught up to fifty pounds. The ouananiche taken in the extreme upper waters of the Decharge do not usually afford the most desirable sport in the killing, even when taken upon the fly. The strongest fighters must be sought in the vicinity of heavier and swifter water, such as that to be found in the rapids and below the grande chute. This last is a heavy, perpendicular waterfall some fifteen to twenty feet high in the spring of the year, and reaching directly across the Grande Docharge, some two to three miles distant from the margin of L:ike St. John. No matter upon which side the descent of the rapids be made, the grande chute must of course be portaged around, and so, except in low water, must a portion of the dangerous rapids above it. But from the rocks along the portage on the north shore good fly-fishing may often be had in a number of attractive pools among the rapids. For the June fishing, when the water is high and thickly colored, and the tempera- ture somewhat low, nothing better can be offered the ouananiche than the large and gaudy salmon and trout flies recommended for early spring use in the bays at the mouths of the Ouiatchouan and Metabetchouan rivers. Under such circumstances the fish seem to take no notice of very small flies ; not, at all events, in the very heavy water where the largest fish are generally first f(nuul, before they grow some- what lazier and gradually go below— in the sense of farther down the stream— to seek the (piiet contentment of the oily, scum-covered pools. Under both these conditions, until the weather grows quite hot and the water somewhat clear, fine, warm days, with plenty of sunshine, are the most suitable for the sport, and large flies the most likely to attract large fish. In fact, perhaps the larger the wj the larger the fish, so long, 36 CHAMBERS* ANGLER*S GUlDfi. ii i! of course, as the former is not large enough to be absohitely refused. The Jock Scot, Silver Doctor, Green Drake, Grizzly King, Seth Green, Professor and (^/'oachman, that are used in such large sizes for this earliest fishing, nnist be gradually reduced in size, even in the early part of July, as the water grows clearer and lower, and the temperature both of the air and of the water be(;omes higher. In the latter part of July, the ouananiche in the pools of the Grande DcScharge has become an epicure. He wants the daintiest of flies, and wants them in small sizes, too. If two flies are used, the tail one may be a Silver Doctor or Jock Scot tied on a No. 8 hook. The dropper may be an equally small Professor, Queen of the Water, Reuben Wood, or Hare's Ear, or, better still, perhaps, a B. A. Scott or General Hooker. The portage around the first chute is on the main land, north of the Discharge, a good easy footpath cut through the woods, about three-quarters of a mile in length. One guide belong- ing to each tourist picks up, as usual, and carries the birch- bark canoe over the portages on his shoulders, while the other takes the baggage and provisions. The canoes are replaced in the water at the foot of the portage in a calm, placid bay, but are soon paddled into the wild rapids below the chute, to hasten and facilitate their descent of the stream. For fifteen oi* twenty miles down the Grande Discharge the angler will usually find magnificent fishing for ouananiche. There are several magnificent pools around the shores of Isle Maligne and in the Gervais rapids. The River des Aulnaies. — Some twenty-one miles below Lake St. John, it is possible, with the aid of guides, to follow up the River des Aulnaies by a canoe and portage route, from its mouth to the easterly inlet of Lake Tschotagama, which empties into the Grand Peribonca River, nearly fifty miles from its mouth at Lake St. John. Plenty of trout fishing can be had en route. CitAMBERS* angler's GUIDE. at The Shipshaw River ixmrs its waters into the Grand Discharge. By ascending this stream hy an alternate canoe and portage route, known to most of the guides, Lake Tscho- tagauia may also he reached, and hy a far longer and more difficult jouiney away into the great north-east, the tourist reaches Lake Pipnuiakin, the source of one of the hranches of the Bersimis, which empties into the St. Lawrence seventy miles helow Tadoussac. , . The Pepibonca River.— The largest and wildest of the great trihutaries of Lake St. John is the Grand Perihonca River, whose musical name in the Montagnais dialect signifies "the river with the sandy mouth." The Perihonca is from three to four hundred miles in length. It is rich in roaring cataracts and hoiling rapids. It is famous for the monster ouananiche and trout that are found in its pools and upper lakes, and for the enormous pike that roam among its deep waters. Guides for the Perihonca can he obtained at the Roherv^al Hotel, and a steamer conveys canoes, anglers, guides and camping out- fits across Lake St. .Tohn to the mouth of the river. Its rapids are most picturesque, and no less than ten large water- falls are passed within its first fifty miles. It runs from a few hundred yards to two miles in width. From the upper waters of the Perihonca, hy means of various poi'tages, streams and lakes, the tourist may reach the headwaters of the Betsiamitz and descend that river to the St. Lf; wrence. This trip would occupy some three to four weeks, and would, perhaps, he more comfortably made by ascending the Betsiamitz and descending the Perihonca. Tlie upper waters of both streams are described by the late Mr. W. A. Ashe, D.L.S., by Mr. A. P. Low, and by Mr. John Bignell, who all made this trip, as plentifully stocked with fish. Lalce Manouan is a large body of water several days journey up the Perihonca, and the headwaters of one of its ^ chambers' angler's guide. I ! 1 I i 'I I i main atreaiiiK. The lower lake, into which it empties, swarms with ouananiche of a very large size. Lake Tschotag'ama is reached on the third day's jour- ney from Lake St. John, and is ahoiit fifty miles up the Peri- honca, less than a fourth of the distance to be travelled going to Lake Manouan. Tschotagama is nine miles long and one to three wide. It is almost entirely enclosed by lofty moun- tains, and is one of the most beautiful bodies of water that it is possible to imagine. At the foot of the mountains, near the outlet, there are sandy beaches, affording splendid camping grounds. As we advance towards the east the mountains are higher and rise abruptly out of the water, which in places is of very great depth. Lake Tschotagama is the home of giant ouananiche and monster pike and trout. A 49-lb. pike has been taken there, as well as eight-pound ouananiche and very heavy lake trout. All these fish take the phantom minnow, spoon or live bait with avidity, and the ouananiche often take the fly, but not so readily as in the more active waters of the Grande Discharge or Peribonca River. The River Blanche feeds Lake Tschotagama at its east end, and contains numerous small trout. By way of it the angler reaches Lac a rOurs and Lake Broohet, good fishing waters, from which he may portage to the River Shipshaw, which empties into the Grande Dt^charge as already described. The trip to the Saguenay from Tschotagama, by way of the Shipshaw, though somewhat difficult, is quite picturesque. Tschotagama is left by ascending the River Blanche, which flows into it from the east. The stream, which contains small trout, is followed for about four miles. Then there are two short portages to Lac a I'Ours, which is two miles and a half long, and contains trout np to about half a pound in weight. A two to three mile portage leads to Lac h Brochet — quite a tr^T'T-w'titg^gK chambers' angler's guide. 39 familiar name in this north country, for those rcsponsihlo for the nomenclature of these waters seem to have had a weakness for applying it to all lakes found to contain brochft, or pike. This particular Lac a Brochet contains both ])ike and trout, and is about three miles long. After a series of smaller lakes and shorter portages, the River Shipshaw is reacluMl, a stream Oi. about the same size as the Little I*eribonca, containing trout up to two and tliree pounds. The river can only be descended in canoe for some eighteen miles, and there art? falls to be portaged aroimd almost as fln(; as those of the Peribonca. • Lac des Habitants.— This lake is reached by a [)ortage of about a mile from Tschotagama. It is fairly full of trout, about a half pound in weight, that rise well to the fly, and it is very seldom fished. Lac des Habitants empties into the Riv- er des Aulnaies, where the stream is not nuich more than twen- ty feet wide. Lower down its width is increased to forty feet. It contains trout, and flows into the Sagueiiay, twenty-one miles below Lake St. John, by means of a fall seventy-feet high, and some thirty miles after receiving the waters of the Lac des Habitants. In the course of these thirty miles there are four rapids, two of which must be portaged. RlveP Aleck. — By ascending the River Aleck, which flows into the Peribonca twenty-nine miles from Lake St. John, the Little Peribonca may be reached, thirty-seven miles from its mouth, by a number of portages and by utilizing a port'in of the Riv^er Pipham or Epipham. In the River Aleck are to be found trout in abundance of about a foot in length ; while they have been taken here iip to five poimds in weight, and ouanan- iche up to seven and one-half pounds. Three falls have to be portaged around in this river, one of which is forty feet in height. The Little Peribonca River opens the way to a number of interesting rou!id trips for canoes and campers, 40 chambers' angler's guide. I !>' and to very clioico fisliin^-groumls for both ouaiianiche and trout. It is a (iiiaiter of a inilo wide at its moutli, wlicro it joins the Grand Pcrihonca some two miles from Lake St. .John, and for its lower thirty-four or thirty-five miles it is never less than two hundred feet in width. There are ten portag(\s to he made in that distance, hut all are short with one exception, which is about a mile and a (juarter in length. None of the others ar* -Bar ^ ''^'S'J^- « N ■■Yi ■idi^ !'; ■ V;.. t ^^ II '.'-^; -1( By e, T. O. CHAMBERS. *« The writer is a. recognized authority on GAna<}ian jsport,— Ogling in particular.'**— XiomiDloti Oaily f$legmph. "^^^ ■■.;;+++ ■- •• HeAolent with tbi^ odc» of th^ w66dfc"-^^*Y/l?^«?». ;,• ■ . ..'V "'^ .' ■ '- '. ■...-'.■'- . . , :,.■ ; ". ''.■■' ' '■■'■.'■ 'S :. .'■'■ ' + + + T Not since Dean Sage' published his beautiful volume on the Bestigouche, has thl^e been so good a book printed about fishing as this one by Mr. Chambers."— N.Y. TrUmm^J + + + ~ ** One of the most Valuable works in the literature of m^- ling."— T/w J!yat«w» . •• How would leitac Wdlton have rejoieed to makej^e ac- guaintaiiee of the ouananiche !..... This vdlfanw ia^both scientific andHterary, a bopk oCkntrtviedge^ttntAlsoi^book of ; \i ■■V-^? i*^ ■^fr'^B ^>Ji-' > - 1 K^A '^L*hu-^A.. chambers' anuler's guide. 11 lotijj^, and it.s outlet of throc-tiiiai'tcrs of a mile in length runs south into Little Lake IO])i|)riani. Uoth l.-.kes contain trout in great ahundance. The River Epipham, after leavinu; Little Lake Kpi- phain, enii)ties, after a eourst; of eighteen miles, into the Aleek, six miles from its junction with the Perihonca. But by continuing east from Little Lak*' l^^pipham, instead of de- scending the river, four lakes may be crosscnl, of which the largest, Lake Long, is two miles in length, with a portage of about a third of a mile from out? to the other. At the end of the third day from Lake St. ,Iohn by this route, the angler reaciies Riviere and Lac des Aigles.-Tris lake is noted for its trout. In its cool, deep waters the namaycush, or lake trout, have been taken up to thirty pounds in weight. Its /o7i^i7i«/t.s are also large, and the fishing for them in its dis- charge particularly good. Many of them weigh fron» three to four pounds each. The pickerel or dore ris(^ freely here to th(^ fly and are often seven and eight pounds each. The outlet to this lake, known as tbe Riviere des Aigles, empties into thy Aleck flfteen miles from its vinion with the Perihonca. The distance from Lac des Aigles to tlie mouth of the Perihonca can easily be covered in a day and a half. The Mistassini River flows into Lake St. John a few miles west of the Perihonca, and like it is an enormous stream with many beautiful rapids and waterfalls. One of the most frecjiiented camping sites and fishing-grounds of late years lo the north of Lake St. John, largely, no doubt, on account of its accessibility, is at the fifth falls of the Mistassini. It may be reached in a day's journey up the river from Roberval. The steamer Lc Colon ascends the Mistassini twice a week, leaving Roberval early in the morning, crossing Lake St. John, some fifteen miles, to the mouth of the river, which is 6 ill ! ii!! i if 42 CTIAMTIERS' ANGLER'b GUIDE. nearly two miles wide, and asec^ndiiig the stream nearly twenty mile.s to the mouth of the /{iricre an Foin, or Mistas- sihi, near thc^ foot of the Mistassini's first falls. From the foot of the first to the foot of the fifth falls of the ^Fistassini there are only four |)t)rtages. None of them an? lonjif, and two or three of them an? only a eouple of minutes' walk eairh. The distance from tlu* first to the fifth falls— which is easily covered in ahout two hours - is not more than five miles, and the longest water stretch is about two miles. An innnensc body of water, especially in tlu; spring of the year, hurls itself over the precipice at the Fifth Falls in a large fleo(!y mass, like that at Montmorenci or the Ouiatchouan, by a sheer fall, here of some twenty-five to thirty feet in height. This main fall is some two to three hundred yards in length. Its con- stant roar may be heard for miles around, and its spray is con- tinually ascending to nearly half its height. The kisser falls, on the north side of the island, throw a very much smaller volume of wattu* than the other, and are not (piite twenty feet in height. In part they are broken in two, forming a natural fishway or ladder, by means of which, and by w'.iich alone, the ouananiche continue their ascent of the river. Some two- thirds of the distance up this lesser fall — say twelve feet from its base and six from the brink— is a fairly deep cavity in the rock, forming a miniature pond twenty to thirty feet in length by ten in width, ' ^ which the ouananiche may often be seen to leap fro» ,v, sometimes after repeated failures, and from wli' . is may be seen ascending into the stream above. Here, .v^ell as below the Falls, the ouananiche often rise freely to the fly. The Mistassibi is a handsome stream three to four hun- dred feet wide. Very good ouananiche fishing may often be had at the foot of its third falls. The mouth of this pretty river, where the steamer moors, is, as alreay mentioned, very near to the first falls of the Mistassini. Here, also, the ouan- CHAMBERS' angler's (JriOF!. i<) ftiiiolio fiV([Uontly halt to food on tlu'irw.iy up the river, and at times ^ooil catc lies have been made. Riviere aux Rats. -Between the s(H'()nd and third Tails of the Mistassini there are mlnj^led with its waters those of the Riviere aux Rats. This is a rapid stream twenty-five miles in length, the outlet of Lac aux Rats— a large, lotig, narrow lake, whi(rh, though seldom, if ever, visited by anglers, con- tains very large specimens of the dark-colored ouananiche, similar to those found in Lac i\ .lim and Tschotagama, and known to the Indians as inirlKirlioHni'tr or salmon. TIk^ jour- ney from the mouth of the Rivi»'re aux Rats to the lake occu- pies two days. Tiie Ashuapinouehouan,on(^ of the three largest feed- ers of Lake St. John, is a magnilicent streauj, over two hun- dred and fifty miles long, containing a number of lofty water- falls and several long stretches of exceedingly heavy rapids. These rapids are ditticult to navigate. There are >iUi\e good fishing-places in the river, notably at the Salmor. River Falls, a very pretty chute, extending <}uite across the river, in the parish of St. Felicien, a few hours' d.'ive only from Roberval. Here, in the latter part of the sununer season, the ouinaniche may often be found at the foot of the falls, apparently resting to recover their strength before attempting to surmount the obstacles that stand in the way of their ascent to their spawn- ing-beds. It is more often, perhaps, to reach Lac a .Jim and other favorite fishing waters that anglers ascend this difficult stream than to fish its own pools. A couple of days' time in ascending the river may be saved, and four portages avoided, by driving as far as the head of Portage a I'Ours, where there is a bad " carry " for a mile and a half. After a series of rapids that must be poled up, and two more ptR'tages, the canoe glides easily over la grnnde am niorte -ii long stretch of dead water forming a lake from half a mile to a mile wide. On the BBHB 44 CHAlVfBEIls' ANGLKR's GUIDli!. right bank of the river, at the head of this lake, is the portage to Lac a Jim. This portage is usually reached on the third day after leaving Lake St. John. Fov twenty miles above are a long series of rapids known as tho Pemonka Rapids, exceed- ingly heavy, and running at the rate of fifteen miles an hour. In some places the guides have so much difficulty in finding the bottom with their poles that they call them the jxis de fonxJn, or bottondess rapids. Near their head the Riviere a rOidrc, or Otter River, falls into the stream on its right side. By ascending this tributary for a mile and a half a fall of thirty feet is reached, at the foot of which very good trout- fishing may be had. Higher up the river, at a distance of about five days' journey from Lake St. .John, are the Grosse Cliaudiere Falls, or rather succession of falls, varying in length from ten to thirty feet each. At the foot of these is a splendid pool for ouananiche. out of which some very large specimens of fish have been taken. Lac a Jim. — A very popular trip Avith American anglers is that to Lac a Jim by way of the Ashuaymiouchouan, return- ing by the Mistassini. The Asliuapmouchouan is left for the portage route to Lac k .Tim, which runs through a chain of small lakes and intervening country. Lac a Jim is reached" on the second afternoon after leaving the Asliuapmouchouan. If the camp, at the end of the first day's journey, be pitched at the Lac aux Broeliets, the angler may enjoy splendid trol- ling. Tlie lake, which is irregular in shape and some mile and a half long, and very weedy, fairly teems with pike. A portage across a hill and a tedious journey along six miles of a narrow rivei", little more than a creek overhung with bushes conducts to another portage through a bride of about an hour, measured by the time that is retpiii-ed to get over it. Lac a Jim ' ; a handsome body of water seven to eight miles long, Avhicu takes its name from the site, still visible, of the former camp of Jim Raphael, an old-time Indian hunter. Its CHAMBERS* angler's GUIDE. 45 waters toem with fish of various kinds. Its ouananiche are so large and dark that the Indians call them ouchachonniac, or salmon. Seldom, if ever, do they with readiness take the artificial fly in these waters. But the sport to he had by trol- ling is of a very high order. And it is not confined to ouana- niche either, for large brook trout, and larger lake trout, as well as monster pike, frequent its waters. Dor*-) are there too, and often seize the angler's troll. Lac a .Jim empties into the Mistassini by way of The Wassiemska River.— Tliis is a heavy, rough, violent stream, whose rapids will bear comparison with those of the large main tributaries of Like St. .lohn. Tht^ run down this river in bark canoe is a very exciting experience. The Mistassini River is reached close to its tenth fall, and a few hours suflfice to run the remaining rapids and portage the intervening falls imtil the camp at the Fifth Falls is come to. The entire round trip can be comfortably made in nine or ten davs. Lake Mistassini.— This great inland sea is situated some three hundred miles by canoe and portage routes to the north- east of Lake St. .lohn. Nothing can be more adventurous for those desiring a five to six weeks' trip in this wild northern country than a visit to the great lake, and the journey can be considerably extended by returning by James's Bay, or by ascending to Mistassini by son)e other route than that usually followed rls are fairly plen- tiful. The Shawent^gan House? will he found a comfortahle, well-managed hotel, where no elfort is spared to ohlige visitors or insure their finding good sport. Saccacomi is the name of a large lake in this district con- taining splendid trout, which is fished hy guides in the vicinity owning lipai'ian rights on its shores, and those who employ them, though it is otherwise included in the limit leased to the St. Bernard C-luh. It is reached hy a drive of twenty-four miles from Louise ville, on the C-anadian Pacific Railway. St. BaPthelemi is another station on the C. P. R. in this district, whence hy driving fifteen miles to the north, good fishing waters will he found. Mastig'OUChe Lakes— The celehrated Mastigouche chain of lakes is reached l)y stage from St. Gahriel, the terminus of tlie Joliette hranch of the C. P. R., and distant from Montreal seventy-eight miles. The headquarters for anglers is the Mastigouche House, a well-managed stopfjing place. The RicheHeu River flows into the St. Lawrence from the south forty-five miles ahove Three Rivers, and is the out- let of Lake t'liam plain. There is good fishing in almost its entire length, (^specially for hlack hass, pickerel, pike, perch and chuh. Guides can he had at Lacolle and in St. Johns, which is reached hy hoth C. P. R. and G. T. R., on application to Ell. Arpin, at $L50 per day. Skiffs and canoes cost $L00 per day. In Chand)ly Basin, ten miles lower down the stream, and again at Beloeil, where the G. T. R. hridge crosses the river, similar fishing can he had. In the St. Lawrence off Sorjl, at the mouth of the river, good fishing for hass, dov6, CHAMTJERS' ANGLER*S GUIDR. 6d pei'C'li, piki\ etc., may bo had in tlu' C'henal dii Moiiio, ttvo iniU\s distant, at Tlo do Graoes, in Baio St. Franc.-ois, Baio do la Vallioro, off Poifite h Mocco, He dii Moino, etc. Guides from Sorel charge $1.00 per day. ROUND ABOUT MONTREAL. There is angling for many kinds of <'oarso fish and for some good game fish too at the very doors of Afontreal. In the River St. Liwrenco, in front of the city, as well as in the Back River on the other side of the island, and both above and below the Lacliine Rapids, are to bo found bass, whitefish, maskinongti, doi'6, pike, and many varieties of the finny inhabitants of the waters of no im[)ortanco to anglers. Ste. Anne de Bellevue, at tlio junction of the Ottawa and St. Ij iwrence rivers, twenty-one miles by Grand Trunk Railway from Montreal, is a favorite resort for anglers. Vaudreuil is a short distance beyond Ste. Anne on the G. T. R., about an hoar's ride from Montreal, and there is g<^od angling all around it. Many other good fishing resorts inter- vene between Vaudreuil and Montreal, and elsewhere in the vicinity of the city. Special mention may be made of St. Lambert, of Longueuil, of the neighbourhood of the Victoria Bridge, of Nuns' Island, of Sault-au-Rocollet, Ste. Rose, ('ha- teaugnay, Laehine and Pointe Claire. Tlie fish to be caught and the methods of catching them are about the same in all these localities, though in some seasons certain r.»sorts are much better than in others. The neighbourliood of the junc- tion of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers is usually the most successful locality. Pike and dore frequent all the waters mentioned and may be caught by trolling with a spoon or minnow. The dore rim, here, from one to ten poimds in weight, maskinonge run to an enormous size, and one li ii'i 54 chambers' angler's GUIDfi. taken in the Ottawa ricai' Ri^aud, above Sto. Atuh^'s, some time ago, weighiMJ sixty-two pouiuls. A gU(lg<'oii or a spoon is the favorite bait, and a sahnon reel and seventy-(iv e yards oi' line is almost a necessity when angling for these fish. Some specimens have been known to give a two hours' battle. Whitetish are fre([iiently taken in these waters. TJiey are most successfully fished for in oily looking water where two currents mt>et, and from an anchored boat. They take usual- ly a white and grey or white and yellow fly of rather small size, and often seize grasshoppers with avidity. Black bass, though scarcer in these waters than formerly, occasionally rise to the fly up to about the lOLh July. For about a month thei'eafter they are generally taken by trolling with either a spoon or a sm ill gadgtu)n. Like the whitetish they are sel- dom taken in these wide waters when a north or north-east wind is blowing. Perch are .also plentiful in the vicinity of Vaudreuil, and take both minnows and worms freely. The hotels in Vaudreuil, where all necessary information can be had, charge from $1.(X) to $2.00 per day. Lake St. Louis. — This lake abounds wit^h black bass, dor(^ and maskinonge. Guides can be had at Lichine for $2.0!) per day with use of boat, and the best baits are live minnows, spoons and phantom minnows. Lachine is reached by both the C. P. R. and G. T. R, Off B^auharnois, on this lake, there is good fishing at the islands two miles distant, at Bisson point, three miles, and at Ohateauguay. Guides can be found at Beaidiarnois. Pickerel and pike are most al)undant, but bass, perch and maskinonge may also be had. Pointe Claire, fifteem miles above Montreal, is opposite the middle of Lake St. Louis. Perch are most plentiful, but bass, pickerel and pike are also taken. Boats are about $1.00 per day, guides $2.00, hotel $L(X). Lake St. Francis — This is a large lake expansion of the St. Lawrence, twelve miles above Lake St. Louis. It is cuAMnEHs' anolkr's guide. 55 twe..ty-iM^]it inik's loji^, ovor two iiiik's broad, and about thirty-livc! inihv-! above Arontrcal. Valloyliidd, on the south sliorc of its lowci* oiid, ott'oi's some of the best fishing to be had on the St. Lawrence. IJlack bass and dore are most pU'iitiful. Baits are minnows and jj;rasshoppi>rs. Guide and boat costs .$2.00 per day. Hotels .$1.01) to $1. .')(). ('oteau Junction, on th(^ north shore, almost opposite to Valleyfield, also offers good fishing for bass, maskinonge and dore. Guides cost $2..')0 per 3 it S3P9eciAiAXir. The CHINIC HARDWARE CO., Foot Mountain Hill-LOWER TOWJV. 333Rj5t.]SrC3E3E ST03R3S, OTTAWA & GATINEAU RAILWAY. ONNECTING at Ottawa with the Canadian Pacific Railway, Canada Atlantic, Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound R'y, and the New York & Ottawa R'y. Can bring Sportsmen to the best Bass and Trout Fishing Lakes in Canada within two houra' ride of the Capital. Company furnishes Permits to American Tourists, and can guar- antee to all first-class sport. As an Angler's ideal spot the terri- tory adjacent to this line cannot be duplicated. Two trains a day ) also Sunday service. During the season of hunting the Gatineau district furnishes a territory that has never been equalled as a hunting resort. Red Deer, Moose, Cariboo and other large game abound. See our Pamphlets giving Lakes, Hunting Territory, Guides and Hotels. H. J. BEEMER, H. L. MALTBY, P.W. RESSEMAN, President. Sec' y- Treasurer. Gen, Paae. Agt., Ottawa. 11 QUEBEC & LAKE ST. JOHN RAILWAY THE NEW ROUTE TO THE FAR-FAMED SAGUENAY And the ONLY RAIL LINE to the- Delightful Summer Resorts and Fish- ing Grounds north of Quebec, and to LAKE ST. JOHN mid GHICOUTIMT . . . THROUGH THK . . . CANADIAN ABIRONDACKi^ ^Trains connect at Chicoulimi with Saguenay Steamiers for TADOUSAO, CACOUNA, MURRAY BAY and QUEBEC. A round trip unequalled in America, through matchless Forest, Mountain,. River and Lake Scenery, down the majestic Saguenay by day-light and back to the Fortress City, TOUCHING AT ALL THE Beautiful Seaside Resorts on the Lower St. Lawrence, with their Chain of Commodious Hotels. jJ^^HoTEL RoBERVAi., Lake St. John, has first class accommodation for 30O Guests, and is run in connection with the Island House, at Guandk Dis- charge of Lake St. John, the Centre of the Ouananiche Fishing Grounds- Hagiiificent Scenery o—o Beautiful Climate Apply to the Ticket Agents of all principal cities. A beautifully illustrated Guide Book free on application. ALEX. HARDY, Gen. Pass. Agt., Quebec. J. G. SCOTT, Secy. & Manager. CHAMBERS ANGLER S GUIDE. 57 ids- canoes can be had at the terminus by applying to the Hud- son's Bay Co., Mattawa, as also excellent guides. In sunmier two steamers ply on Lake Kippewa, and canoes are abimdant. The lake is fifty miles long by five to six broad. Closely con- nected with it are a group of smaller waters, their combined area with that of Kippewa exceeding 1,4()() square miles. They all swarm with fish, and dischai'ge their surplus waters by the Kippewa ±^iver. Grand Lac, at the head of the Dii Moine River, is over thirty miles long. The Dll Moine River has a lenp^^h of 180 miles. Lake Kekabonga is one of the largest lakes of the region, and together with lakes Waskeka and Aux Ecorces, by which names its northern and southern extremities are known, it has a length of 80 miles and a breadth of three to four. The Mississippi River and Lakes. -Carleton .Junc- tion, on the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 146 miles from Montreal, 2f) miles from Ottawa, and 22.") miles from Toronto, is the station for these waters. At the junction are a couple of g(K)d hotels, and a five minutes' walk will take you to the town of Carleton Place. Board at either point will cost about $1 per day, and men and boats can be secured at the usual rates on the spot. The Mississippi River runs through the town, and it is a rapid stream, foaming and boiling over rocky ledges md big boulders, with many deep, quiet pools and eddies, in the shadows of which lurk plenty of black and rock bass. The river is easily fished and heavy black fellows can be taken from it, and rock bass unlimited ; but a better point is the first enlargement of the winding river known as Mississippi Lake. This lake is three miles from Carleton Place, and affords excellent sport, large black bass being readily hooked. Fair-sized pike are plentiful, lunge are 8 58 CHAMBER?' ANGLER S GUIDE. scarce, but rock bass may be taken by the dozen ahnost any- where. In the fast current of the river, spoons, artificial minnows, etc., are good, Init the most deadly bait is either minnow or crayfish, and flies might prove useful. A couple of miles above Mississippi Lake is another and smaller lake, which is, perhaps, the best of the waters. On either of them trolling with an ordinary spoon, or still-fishing with worms, will answer admirably. Particulars about the most promising reaches can be obtained at tJarleton Place. Lac des Chats. — Arnprior, a station bordering upon this lake, is 2o miles above Carleton .Junction. Upon the shores of the lake are many attractive spots for a camp ; but the best of all, and the one most fre(i[uented by camping and picnic parties, is at th(^ beautiful CJuifs Rapids, where fine sport can be had with the bass, and a week or so be pleasantly spent under canvas. Boats, guides and liait can be secured at Arnprior, and board there will cost $1.00 per day, with guide and boats about the same. The most reliable baits are live minnows and worms. Trolling with spoons is also a sm*e method, and other artificial liu'es ought to do good service. The Madawaska River. — l^p the Madawaska River the fishing is excellent. Experienced guides can be secured at Arnprior, C'alabogle or Macbiwaska station for from $1.50 to $2.00 per day, and th(»re is no trouble in getting canoes. The better point to start from going up this river is Calabogie or Madawaska station. The river is over 240 miles long. AUumette Lake. — This expansion of the Ottawa River is some seventy-eight miles above Carleton .Junction, and a good objective point for anglers is Penibroke. situated both up(m its banks and on the line* of railway. The town offers got)d hotel acconunodation at prices varying from $1.(K3 a day up. There are plenty of boats and carriages to be hired at a moderate outlay, and it is the centre of one of the very best chambers' angler*s guide. 59 trout regions in America. There are also several places within easy reach whore capital black bass fishing is the rule. The entire country hereabouts is intei'sected with many streams of various sizes, all ple^'tit'ully stocked with trout, the size of the fish varying in prop(.rtion to the volume of water where they are found. A detailed list of them would be useless, as the angler cannot go astray. On the Quebec side of the Ottawa River, the Laurentian range of mountains forms the bank, and every streani, which courses down their slopes (and their name is legion), is stocked with trout. On the Ontario side, and within a few miles of Pembroke, are half a dozen waters which att'ord first-rate fishing. Within six miles are three good waters, in any of which an average angler can take from thirty to forty good fish in a day. ChichesteP Lakes. - AVithin twenty-five miles of the town, and out in Chichester townshi[) are a great many lakes in which large catches can be made. Of these fish too nm(!h cannot be said ; they are the gamest of the game, and a marked peculiarity about them is their uniformity in size. Among a whole day's catch three-fourths of the lish would weigh a pound apiece, very few running below that weight, and fe:w or none exceeding a pound and a half. Fifteen miles below the town are the l\)(iuette Rapids, than which thei-e is no finer spot for camping. To reach this water necessitates a pleasant drive, but the fishing is of the best. A particularly good lake, distant from Pembroke twenty miles, can be reached by steamer, and also the mouth of Deep River, both of these waters fui-nishing good si)ort. Another lake is situated upon a small mountain, within easy driving distance, and fiom it splendid trout can betaken in good numbers, the fish running from one to two and a half pounds. It is a rare occiu'rence to take a fish weighing less than a pound in the lake, and you will not find a better place to wet a line. 60 CHAMBB]RS' ANGLER'S GUIDE. ill Ouiseau Creek, upon the Quebec side of the i'iver,deserves inoie than a passing notice. The fishing is particularly good, the catch weighing 1'iom a quarter of a pound each up to a pound and a half. In order to fish this creek properly, the angler nuist go prepared to wade, and the water will be found clear of obstructions and the bottom safe, with no treacherous spots to entrap the feet. Between Penibi'oke and the town of Mattawa, ninety-four miles distant, are dozens of streams, all well stocked with trout, and several of them being also excel- lent for bass, especially at Petewawa, eleven miles from Pem- broke, and also at CUialk River, nine miles farther along the line. Inside of this limit several very good trout streams are crossed by the track. Bissett*s Creek. — One of the best creeks in the district is Bissett's, crossed l)y the C'anadian Pacific line, and distant from Pembroke sixty miles. It is wide and open, with safe bottom all the way across for wfiding ; and some of the hand- somest trout ev^er hooked in this entire section of country have been killed on this water. The fish are not phenomen- ally large, but as a general thing they run very evenly in size, the average being from ten to twelve inches in length. Good sport can be enjoyed here. Half an hour's run from Bissett's is Deux Rivieres, or Two Rivers station, another good place for trout fishing. Caughwana Lake, eighteen miles from Deux Rivieres, is an excellent spot for moose and bear, and trout weighing from two to three pounds abound in its waters. By writing to Mr. S. Richardson, Western Hotel, Deux Rivieres, some days in advance, teams, canoes and guides can be secured at reasonable rates. Near here is Algonquin Park, a great forest and game reservation established by the Ontario Government. The Gatineau, one of the most important of the tributa- ries of the Ottawa, flows into it almost opposite Ottawa city. chambers' angler's guide. 01 It is nearly 4(X) miles long, and the counti'v drained by it is thickly bespangled with lakes of all kinds and sizes, containing all sorts of fish to be found in this region, and conneeted by beautif id streams. Splendid trolling is to be had in the (^atineau and many of the lakes that discharge into it, and in others of its tributary waters there is to be had as tine tiy-tishing as any to be found in this part of the world. Some of the trout and bass in these waters are of very large size, while specinuMis of their whitetish weigh as high as thirteen pounds. The (lati- neau Valley Railway, which follows the (bourse of the river from which it takes its name, for many miles up from near its mouth at Hull, is pre-eminently a road for anghns. It car- ries them into the heart of a sportman's paradise. The ofTficials can advise tishermen where to obtain guldens and canoes, and what route to follow from the railway at any special tinie of the year. Numbers of lakes have been leased in this dis- trict to individual anglers and clubs, both in Ottawa and Pon- tiac counties, but not nearly so many as are still open to the public. Where there are so many hundreds of these lakes, it is, of course, impossible to name them. t'oMMissioxERs' Lake, also called Teiirty-Oxe Mile Lake on account of its size, contains enormous black bass, while Hallock I'eports that in Whitefish Lake the whitetish are so plentiful that for miles along the shore the water seems alive with tliem. The River Mattawa tiows into the Ottawa from the Ontario side over rJoO miles abov.» Montreal. Guides (;an be obtained in Mattawa at its mouth. Prices are low for guides and boats or canoes. Leaving the tt>wn and paddling up the river, about a mile and a half from the starting pouit, the tirst portag<^ is reached at McC'Ool's mills. This portage is about 101) yards long, and then comes the beautiful sheet of water called ('hamplain Lake, some five miles long and varying in width from a quarter to a half mile. The tishing is of the best, there being plenty of fine lung'e and bass, which take mm chambers' angler's guide. the troll readily; while in auy of the countless coves .and bays the stickler for the fly rod can find scope for liis anihition with bass weighing from one to live pounds. Passing on up the lake, a roar of water is heard, and presently we reach La Rose Rapids. The Amable du Fond River, which is the outlet of a small cl m of waters, among which are Crooked, ]Manitou- lin, Smith's and Tee Lakes, pours its rapid current into the Mattawa at the head of these rapids. The river is well worth exploring, as in the lakes mentioned there is capital fishing. To pass La Rose Rapids necessitates a portage of about a quarter of a mile ; then the course is straight against a sharp current until some small rapids are reached at the foot of Birch Lake. The next point is what is called "The Needle." Here the detour is completed and the Mattawa is reached again. A goodly sized brook comes tumbling down the steep slope from the mountains, and the angler will do well to keep this stream in mind, for it drains se\eral small mountain lakes heavily stocked with speckled trout of good size. Passing on up the Mattawa, J^irause Rapids and the Little Parause demand another portage; then straight paddling again to the Mill Rush ; another short poi't;\^e, and thence good paddling through Eel Lake for a couple of miles ; then another mile of the river proper, the scenery being, if anything, more pleasing than that already passed, and Talon Shoot is reached. A portage of nearly 800 yards is followed by about a mile of fast water, after which the work at the paddles can be slackened, for the r(>ij(t(jenr has r^^ached Lac du Talon, famed for its mighty lunge and bass. This is one of a regular network of small lakes which form the headwaters of the Mattawa ; and verilv this network is one that will entangle the angler's heart, for in one and all of its channels are splendid fish. Countless unnamed small chambers' angler's guide. 63 streams and riviilots conti'ibuto tlioii* ciiri'onts to ft'oil thesct lakos, ami speckled trout abouiul whevevei* the water is deep enough to cover them. Lac du Talon is crossed by the Cana- dian Pacific Railway at Rutherglen Station, and an easy way of doing the Mattawa is to have the canoe taken by railway to Lac du Talon. The Upper Ottawa.— If the Ottawa River, which is a succession of long reaches and lakes with intei'vening rapids, is followed north of Mattawa, it will be found to traverse a wild region very similar in general appearance, and with game as plentiful as mentioned in reference to the Mattawa. Each of the imnamed and practically unknown streams and lakes will be found to contain plenty of trout, ranging in size from fingerlings up to great fish, according to the voliune of the water they inhabit. There is particularly good fishing in Antoine Creek, about eight miles from Mattawa. The first stage of the journey may be made by small boat or rail from Mattawa up the Ottawa. Tht^ Lake Temiscamingut; branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway follows the left bank of the river from Mattawa to Temiscamingut^ at the foot of Lake Tcunis- camingue, where it branches off to Kippewa on Lake Kippewa. By this route one reaches a country of moose, caribou and bear, and every feeder of the Ottawa contains brook trout. The Jocko River, which joins the Ottawa at Lumsden, is a good trout stream, and excellent sport can be obtained at Beauchene Lake and its outflow. Lake Temiscaming'ue (Indian for "deep water"), an expansion of the Ottawa some seventy-five miles long, con- taining big black bass, can be traversed either by canoe or steamers, two fine lines having been established, which run in connection with the trains. At HaiU'ybury and Priest's Bay and Old Fort Temiscamingue, a Hudson's Bay Co's post, the sportsman can find comfortable quarters from which expedi- 64 CH ambers' angler's guide. II tions can bo made. On the west shore of Lake Teniiscaniinguo caribou are to be found in herds. Beyond Lake Teniiscaniin- gue, in a gi'(;at gatne region, the waterways lead in all direc- tions, ff the sportsman wishes to go to James Bay, fnmi Priest's Bay or at the head of the lake, Lac des Quinze can be reached by good carriage roads ; from the latter lake he can go by private tow-boats to the end of the deep bay where the Lonely River begins and which can be ascended to the first falls. Five-sixths of the journey is over splendid lakes, very well stocked with fish. It takes but little more than eight days to go from Lake Temiscamingue to James Bay. At the head of I^ake T(;miscamingue, or at Priest's Bay, most com- petent guides and ])rovisions of all kinds can be pt-ocured. Lake Temag^aming'ue, some distance south-west of Te- miscandngue, is about the most reciently discovered resort of sportsnuni, and a veritable* paradise for anglers. Its surplus waters are carried into Lake Ni pissing by the Sturgeon River. It may be reached from Haileybury, on Lake Temiscamingue. It is shorter but wider than this latter, full of deep bays and bt\spangled with thousands of beautiful islands. The scenery is of the loveliest description and the fishing is described by the comparatively few white men who have visited it as won- derfully good. The magnificent trip from Sturgeon Falls to Lake Temagamingue — fifty miles away— has been niad<3 more fre(piently during the past few years by ])arties of sportsmen who have all spoken of it as a most enjoyable expedition. There are four short portages, over falls, each one about 150 yards, and two rapids each about one mile long, up which the canoe can be towed (without portaging supplies) with ropes. Black bass and grey trout are abundant in the lake, and pick- erel and pike can be caught at any point en route. The Peter- boro canoe is the most suitable, but a bark canoe would do and is more readily secured at Sturgeon Falls. All necessary supplies can be procured at that place, but if one has tents and i rHAMMEHS AXGLKHS (U'lDK. 65 le is. lo TV'U'i'boi'os of liis own it would hi* .-ulvisablc to tnko them along. Hcli.iblc giiidt'S can l)o sciMirod al Sluiy:(M)n Kills at from .$2 to i'^'i ytw day. Lakes des Quinze. Expanse and Great Victoria. — If, instead of goiiit^ to .laincs liay, oiu^ wishes to procotid towards the splendid territories in the north-east, he can go from Lae des Quin/.e in an easterly direction hy the tow-boats already mentioned to the south-eastern extremity of the mag- nificent I^ake Expanse, calk-d also Ouanaouais. From this lake there is a choice of i)ortages either by the River Ouana- ouais or by the ^Jilawa to the (Jreat Victoi'ia I/ike, so I'emark- able by the ])ecuharity of its shape, the quantity and ex(;el- lence of its fish, and the sur[)rising nund)er of deer, moose and bears that are to be found on its banks. From Great Victoria Lake, where there is a large jxist belonging to the Hudson's Bay (Company, the line of the ('anadian Pacific can be reached again by going down through the great lakes Barrier, Wolf or Kakebonga, Antostagou, Windfall, etc., the Tomasine River, the lake of the same name, Lake liond and the Desert River to 8te. Dame du Desert, from tliere by stage toCJracetield, and thence to Ottawa by the Ottawa «Jc (Jat ineau Valley Railway. Great Lake Victoria is only three miles from the height of land. After a few portages from this lake, and the crossing of several small lakes, the Waswanipi RivtU' may be reached. It rises near the headwaters of the Ashuaptnouchouan and not far from Like Mistassini, and when joined by the Mekis- kan becomes the Nottaway and flows into .James ]^ay. Lake Nipissing" —Forty-six miles from Mattawa, on the through line of the ( ^anadian I'acific Railway, is the town of North Bay, situated on Lake Nipissing. ft is also reached by the branch of the Grand Trunk Railway from Toronto and Orillia which passes through the famous Muskoka country. Hotel accommodation can be had from $LtM) a day up. Lake x^l 60 CHAMBKHS ANGLEFl S OUIDE. i lii Nipissiii*? is tliii'ty iiiilos wldo and ciji^lity lonf?. Thoro aro gooil hojitw, iiicludin}^ two stc.iin yachts and sail boats, avail- able ; and by takiuji^ a skilV and rowing away towards (he Indian reservation, a pUsisant trip and a good catch are assnred. The list of Hsh inchides bass, pike, pickerel and hinge, and heavy ones of each variety will j)rol)ably be taken during an after loon's trolling. Trout Lake. — Some four miles inland from Nipissing is the beautiful Trout Lake, of which so much has been written during the past few years. To a cami)ing party this lake olfers attractions of the highest order, and there are two or three houses upon the shoi-e where a few visitors can be com- fortably provided for, and where a steam launch and half a dozen excellent skilTs are kept for hire. Mr. George Ham, a leading autihority upon the tourist and sporting resorts of North America, says of the trolling in Trout Lake : " E.ich fisherman should have a couple of lines for this reason : Some few yards from the rocky ev(n'gre'»n-clacl shore a sort of shelf of rocks runs out ten or twelve feet below the surface. It can be distinctly seen, and the object is to keep the boat as near as possible above its outside limit. Looking down through the clear water, you can trace the extreme edge of this ledge, and immediately outside of it is a black abyss of great depth. The two lines are worked in this way : one should be as long as possible, and have enougli sinker above the troll to keep it at the depth of this shelf of rock, the other and shorter line re(iuiring nothing but the ordinary spoon hook. Following this method, some heavy fish should be taken, the short line keeping the angler thoroughly well occupied playing bass and pickerel, with a very good chance of hooking a big lunge now and again." Trout L:ike is ten miles long l)y four wide, and contains numerous islands. Turtle LaRe is connected with this water, and the fish- ing there is something to be remembered; while in its outlet, chambers' angler's guide. 67 Lost River, tlie bass fishing isunsiirpjisst'd. Many big catches made on tht; last mentioned are on record, some of the bass rinniing over three pounds, and ties into Lake Superior, a distance of about forty miles. The fish are large (up to five and a half pounds) and game, the water rapid, and lots of room to cast a fly. The stream has been very little fished. It probably is very little inferior, if at all, to the Nepigon. By writing to the Hudson's Bay oflticer at Missanabie, guides and canoes can be secured without any difl^iculty. From Missanabie the tourist can make the journey to James Bay — the southern portion of Hudson's Bay. This is accomplished by canoe. Good fishing and shooting can be had. The journey occujjies from eight to ten days from Missa- nabie to Moose Factory, the Hudson's Bay ( 'Ompany fort and headcpiarters of the company in this part of the country. The retui'U, which is against the stream, will take fifteen to eighteen days and can be made either by the same route or by the Abittibi River to the upper Ottawa and Lake Temisca- '. ■^w ^. .-' rifAMnKUS' AN'OLKH*H OUIDR. no IS it it V is DO >y |a- iiiingm^ country rosiching the railway aj^aiii at Mattawa, or may be made via the AHhiiapniouchouan .iiid Lalce St. John. White River. --Fairly good fishing is to he had in this stream. The railway follows the river fronj While River station to Montizanihert. Thelish are not very large, averag- ing from one to three and a half pounds in wt'ight. In the proper season, i.e., from August 1st to September loth, the fish are plentiful. The advantage of this stream is that it can be fished without guides, as at no point is it more than a quarter of a mile from the railway between the above- mentiimed points. Peninsula.— Station close to the shore of Lake Superior. Good trout, fishing can be had along the shore of the lake between this point and Port ('oldwell station ; also in Port MuNRo stream, four miles west of Peninsula, and in the Mink RiVEii, about eight miles west of Peninsula. ( 'anoes cannot be used in either of these streams. Plenty of fish to be had, and of a large size. There is a hotel at Peninsula, where the traveller can get a good clean bed, provided he does not wish to camp out. Middleton.— First-rate fishing to be had in Lake Superior along the rocks, at this j)oint. It is also the station to get ott' at for any one desiring to fish the Littll: Pic: Rivkh, situated two miles east. Good fishing is to be had in this stream. Indians are always camped at the mouth of it, and they can be engaged at any time to take the fisherman up the river. The only dniwback to the river is that, for four or five days after rain, the water is so discolored that the fish cannot see a fly, which makes the fishing v^ery uncei'tain ; however, the fisherman can always depend upon having good sport in Lake ^Superior. Prairie River, situated two miles east of Steel Lake siding. The railway company have had a trail cut out along 70 chambers' angler's guide. i\t this river, whi(3h stai'ts about 500 feet west of where the I'iver is crossed by the i-ailway, and iiiiis in a northerly direction for about foiu- miles, wherc^ it sti'ikes the river at tlie head of th(^ rapid ^vater. Fishermen from this point can wade down the rai)ids, where good fishing is to be had all along. The trail is cut quite close to the river, and can be easily reached from any pc^int. Good fishing can be had in this water after the middle of June ; but it is particularly good from August 1st to September 15th, fish running in weight from one-half to three pounds. Steel River. — To fish this river the sportsmen should get off at Jack Fish station. A trail, starting about a (piarter of a mile east of Jack Fish, has been cut through to Clearwater Lake, a distance of about two and a half miles, and the pori.ige between Clearwater and Mountain Lake (the head- waters of Steel River), a mile in length, has been brushed out and put in good order. A trail has been cut on the west side of the river from Mountain Lake to the foot of Big Bluff at Telford's Pool, at which point the river can be waded at low water. 0)i the east side a trail has been cut fi'om Mountain Lake to the foot of rapid water. A trail has also been cut from the iron railway bridge to the basin and head of the I'apids at the moutli of the river. A canoe can now \n\ taken in by way of CMearwater Lake and down the river to Jack Fish st.vtion without ditificulty. The portages, though long, are good. The fishing in this rivei- is good from the Lime the ice leaves until the middle of June, except immediately after heavy rains, when the water is too much discoloied for a day or two. From the middle of .June until the 1st of August good sport is "o be had. though somewhat nncertain. From August 1st to Septe' r 15th the fishing cannot be surpassed anywhere, the fish ranging in weiglit from two to six pounds. Mr. Hani rc^ports forty fish taken in a morning and evening's tishing, vith two rods weighing dressed 123 pounds. If the CHAiMBFJRS ANGLER S GUIDK. 71 kt Mil lis. s Ihe fishornian intonds visiting the hoadw.itors of this rivor he should liave jj^iiides with liiin : lyut capital spoi't can he had from the mouth of the riven* t;0 the hasiii. If this part of the rivor is fished !io guide; will \n) reepiired, and just as good sport can he ttad as in the up|>er stretches. Black River, situated half a mih^ west of Black lliver siding. The company has had a trail cut, starting from the west side of the hridge over the river, and running north for ahout four miles, to the head of the rapids. From this point fisliernien ^aw wade down iho river, where good spoil is to he had. The fish are plentiful, though not large : anything over two and a half pounds in weight is rarely caught Gravel River.— To fish this river the sportsman should get oft' at (iravel River station. A trail has heen cut from tin? station to the foot of the hig falls on CJravel liiver, a distance of two miles, then down tlie river along tin; rapid water for about two and a half mih^s, then hack to tlu; station. Tlu\se trails form a triangle. The lishing in this river is good, particularly early in the season and in the fall, though some- what uncertain. Fish range in weight from one and a half to four pounds. Good fishing is also to he had from the rocks along the lake shore. This is a most desirable i)ointfor parties who wish to enjoy good hsliing without the expense of guides. There is a good camping ground near the stati source of the P<^arl ^River, and is well worth a visit, as is also Silver Lake, distant from it only three miles, and eijually well stocked with the two fish mentioned. There are a munber of trout streams in the neighbourhood of Port Arthur and Fort William. WabigOOn Lake.— Westward from Fort William, a wild broken country extends to the boundary line that divides the Province of Ontario from that of Manitoba. Like the region just referretl to, it has many lakes and streams ; but the first worthy of special notice is Wabigoon Lake, lying half-way be- tween Fort William and Winnipeg. This Wabigoon (Indian for lily) Lake is a pretty sheet of water extending west and south about twenty miles in each direction by about three or four long, with rou^h, rocky shores in places, and a fe\y sti^all chambers' angler's guide. 75 islands. Lake trout, whiteflsli, pike and pickerel abound and may be caugbt witli trolls. ManitOU Lak.es. -Beyond tbe Wabij^oon Lakes are the upper and lower Manitou Lakes, fine stretches of water p^iving forty miles of stean\boat navigation. Lake trout, whitetish and pickerel abound in them. Rainy River and Lake.— A small stream connects the upper and lower Manitou Lakes with Rainy Lake, offering a new route to the Rainy Riv^er system of waters, wliich mark the internatioiifil boundary between the Province of Ontario and the State of Minnesota One can leave the train at Wabigoon station and descend the outlet of AVal)igoon Lake to Rainy Lake, and from there paddle either to Lake-of-tlie- Woods via Rainy River, or follow the international boundary eastward by way of Pigeon River to Lake Superior, reached at Grand Portage. Eag^le Rivep and Verinillion and Huckleberry Lakes — TravelUng westward from Wabigoon, Eagle River and Vermillion Lake are reached after a short run, and from here again the Rainy River and Lake-of-the- Woods may be reached by canoe, the route being by Eagle Lake, Vermillion - Lake, and Huckleberry Lake and cojuiecting streams. Very large lake trout can be taken in all of them, and maskinongo are numerous in the rivei's linking them together. Lake-of-the-Woods.— The next important lake is the magnificent Lake-of-the-Woods, one of the most beautiful waters in all (Janada. It is so irregular in shape, and has so many islands and bays, that but a portion of it can be seen from any one point of view. As will be readily understood, experienced guides are necessary, if an attempt i > made to explore-this maze of waters, but they can be easily secured. Lake-of-the-Woods, says Mr. George Ham, sprawls like a huge silver spider amid romantic surroundings of the most pleasing "J 76 dHAMtiERS' angler's GUWU. I description ; and from it extend natural water highways for hundreds of miles east and west and north. Grand Manitoulin and sister islands in the north channel of Lak^' Huron ai'e skirted by cool water containing the ganiest of black bass. Along the north shore of the lake rims the " Soo" line of the C. P. R., there being virgin trout lakes to be found away north from any of the stations. Diamond Lake, three miles north from Desbarats station, contains beautiful trout, and the same is true of nuui- bers of other surrounding waters. St. Mapy*S River —At the Sault Ste. Marie, the great gateway between Lakes Superior and Huron, there is splendid acconunodation for visitors, the hotels being con- ducted and eciuipped in first-class style. Nor is there any lack of sport. Several fine.trout waters are close at hand ; and the St. Mary's River, especially on the Canadian side among the islands, affords as good fishing as man can desire. Muskoka Lakes. — The region known as " Muskoka Lakes" is a collection of lakes and islands in Northern Ontario, one hundred and twelve miles from Toronto and one hundnul and forty-five miles from Hamilton, on the line of the Northern Division of the Grand Trunk Railway ; the point of destination by rail is Gravc^nhurst (Muskoka Wliarf), where close connection is made with the boats of the Muskoka Navigation Co., and it is but a day's journey from Toronto or Hamilton to the farthest stopping place on the lakes. While the lakes in this enchanted region are numbered by the tho\isand, the three principal sheets of water are, Muskoka, the first auvl largest ; Rosseau, second and next largest ; and Joseph, the third, somewhat smaller than Lake Rosseau. From Muskoka Wharf to Port Carling, the junction-of Lakes Muskoka and Rosseau, the distance is twenty-one miles ; from the same starting point to Rosseau, at the head of the f'ijl chambers' angler's gcide. 11 lake of this name, it is thirty-three miles, while the farthest poin^/ on the three lakes, Port Cockburn, at the head of Lake Joseph, is forty-five miles from the wh.irf at Gravenhurst ; the width of the lakes vaiying from channels a few hundred yards across, to open stretclies of wat(U' about six miles wide. The lakes are fed by several rivers and streams, chief amcmg them being the Muskoka River, entering Muskoka Lake about midway between Gravenhurst and Beaumaris, on the eastern shore of the lake, and the route for the M. N. C^om- pany's steamers to Bracebridge, a pretty town sixteen miles north from Gravenhurst. The Dee River connecting Tlu'ee- Mile Lake with Lake Rosseau near Windermere, Skeleton River from Skeleton Lake to Lake Rosseau, and Rosseau River with the pretty Rosseau Falls, all feed this, the second largest of the three lakes on its eastern boundary. Muskoka is noted for the number and excellence of its hotels and boarding houses, of which there are in the neighbourhood of 40, at various intervals along the line of the steamboat route. The rates range frt)m $1.00 to $2.00 per day, and the accom- modation is all that can l)e, desired or expected for the money. Of the almost innumern.ble fishing grtmnds in these lakes the following are a few of tlie most convenient : — Spaeirow Lake— Black bass, maskinonge and pickerel. Lake Kah- SHE-SHE-BOU-A-MOG— Bj^ck bass. MusK(JKA Lake— At Grav- enhurst— Black bass, pickerel and salmon trout ; and at Hawk Rock River, speckled trout. Muskoka Falls— Bass and pickerel. Mouth of Muskoka River -Bass, pickerel and salmon trout. South Branch Muskoka River— Speckled trout. Bala — Bass, pickerel and salmon trout. Moon River (below Bala)— Good maskinonge trolling. The Kettles— Bass and pickerel. Port Cahling— Indian River — Bass, pickerel and salmon trout ; Silver Lake, Perch Lake, Pickerel Lake and Brandy Lake— Bass. Lakes Rosseau and Joseph— Bass, pickerel and salmon trout. Port Sand- field— Bass, pickerel and salmon trout. Port Cockrurn— 78 CTtAMRERS* AN'GLER*8 GUID^:. I ij I m M (head of Lake Joseph) — Basa, sahnoii trout and pickerel. Blackstoxk Lakk— (n<'''ii' Port ('ockbuin) — MMskhionj^e and bass. RossEAU — (head of Lake Kosseau) — Hiss, pickerel, speckled trout and salmon. liriiKS Falls— Bass, salmon and p(a'ch. Trolling for salmon trout begins about the 24th of May and lasts about two weeks. The Indians think the best tune in spring is while the blossoms are on the wild pluni trees. In the fall it begins about the middle of October and lasts about the same time. Bass, pickerel and maskinonge will tak(» tlu' spoon fr^u'ly dui'ing the period allowed by the Ganu; Laws. In the warm weather the salmon trout keep close to the bottom. It is th(ui necessary to use a line 2(X) or 800 feet long, with about two pounds of a sinker, so that the bait may reach a great depth. Mag^netawan River. This river is about half-way be- tween L:ike Nipissing and Muskoka. It is reached by steamer from the Muskoka chain of lakes. A writer in the Attwricdu Anyler says: — " Th(^ Magnetawan and other rivers drain a.i immense territory, and as the country is only partially cleared and settled, every reach of water is alive with br()(»k trout, while bass, pike, perch, maskinonge and other kinds are found in great plenty. Charges at hotels and for guides are cheap, and attention is giv^en to sportsmen. J'he writer of this caught in the Magnetawan Rlv^er, the last week in July, l6» lh--»fr iU .l i ft HI. 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RUSSELL, Superintendent. chambers' angler's guide. 81 ;e8. eat. liOg^hboro Lake, twenty-two miles long, is ten miles north of Kingston, and one of the finest lakes for hlack bass in the Dominion. In the River St. Lawrence in front of the city of Kingston and along the shore of Wolfe Island is excel- lent fishing for black bass, inaskinong^ pike and pickerel in June, July and August. SOUTH OF THE ST. LAWRENCE. The fishing in the Richelieu River from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence has been already described. BPOme Lake is a beautiful sheet of water in Brome county about 60 miles from Montreal, whence it is reached by railway to Knowlton or to Foster sttition. Guides can best be obtained at Knowlton at the head of the lake. The lake is nearly circular in form and al)out nine miles in circumference. It affords some of the finest black bass fishing to be had anywhere, the fish growing to a very large size and being exceedingly plentiful. They take all the standard bass flies greedily. The fishing is open and guides at Knowlton can obtain boats. By far the largest portion of the Eastern Townships is-- a thickly settled district, but many of the small trout streams afford good sport to the angler. Memphremag'Og^ Lake is partly in the counties of Brome and Stanstead and partly in Vermont. It is thirty miles long by one to four broad and exceedingly picturescpie. At its outlet is the town of Magog, which is easily reached by rail from either Montreal or Sherbrooko. An abundance of lake trout may be found hei'e, as well as pickerel and whitefish. Hotels and guides can be found at Magog. The lake empties itself into the beavitiful River St. Francis, at Sherbrooke, bT means of the RlveP Mag^Og^. — This river hasacourse of seventeen miles and is famous for its fly-fishing. Trout have been taken from it 11 chambers' angler's oriDi:. (•' '1 -i weighing from three to five pounds each. There are also quantities of pickerel and eels. A special provision of the law closes this stream to fishing from the 25th June to the 15th October. Lake Magog* is a lake expansion of the Magog River about nine miles long and three broad. It contains differ eat varieties of fish. Lake Massawippi op Tomefobl, in the township of Hatley, Stanstead county, is about eight miles long by three broad, and from sixty to ninety feet deep. Lake trout, pike, maskinongd and shad are found in it. Lake St. Francis is a beautiful lake in Wolfe county, about forty miles north-east of Sherbrooke. Amongst the fish to be found in it are black bass, maskinong^, pike, sturgeon, etc. River St. Francis is about 100 miles in length. Amongst its various lake expansions are Lake Lt)UiSA, in the township of Weedon, five miles long by three wide, Lake Aylmer, eight miles by three, and Lake St. Francis, fifteen miles by four. Many smaller lakes are to be found near these waters, and they all contain maskinong^, sturgeon, bass, pickerel, white- fish and fcels, but no trout. Lake Meg^antiC, about seventy-three miles S. E. of Sherbrooke, abounds with lake trout, bass, etc. Its length is twelve miles, and average V)readtli two to four miles. At Megantic, D. Ball is recommendedas aguide, and at Garthby, A. Bouchard and otheis. Their charges are $2 per day includ- ing the boat. Lake Megantic is the largest body of water in the Canadian territory adjacent to Maine, being twelve miles in length by from one to four niiles broad. Its shores are rugged and exceedingly picturesque, and deeply indented with inlets and l)ays, the coast line measuring some forty odd miles. Its principal feeders are the Lower Spider and Arnold chambers' anglkr'8 guide. 83 n !S '6 d Id Id Rivers, also the Annance, Victoria, and Sandy Rivers, and numerous lesser streams, and its outlet is the CMiaudi^re River, which leaves the lake at the hay of the same name, within 100 yards or so of the Canadian Pacific Railway station at Megantic, and empties into the St. Lawrence near QueV)ec. Fishing in Megantic is vaviahle, as is always the case on such large waters. On a good day heavy strings will he taken, hig lake trout scaling as high as twenty-five pounds heing caught on the trolls during June and Septeniher. In the hays and inlets speckled trout rise readily to the fly, ar 1 every stream emptying into the lake is plentifidly stocked with them, the fish running to fair size. On Chaudi^re Bay, Moose Bay, the Victoria and Annance Rivercs, and all the lesser streams and inlets, the hrook-trout fishing is good, and there is no difficulty in taking fine strings of fish. Spider Lake.— Separated from Lake Megantic hy a *' carry " of a trifle less than three-quarters of a mile is the famous "Macannamac " or Spider Lake, ranking next in size to Megantic. Upon its shore is the cluh-house of the Megantic Fish and Game Cluh, which corporation controls its fishing, and a fine ten itory with similar facilities for sport to that just descrihed. Riviepe-du-Sud.— Below Quehec, on the south shore, good sport is often to he had in fishing for har or striped hass. In the latter part of the summer, this sport may he enjoyed from batteaux or schooners off Isle Madame, opposite Ber- thier. The Rivi^re-du-Sud also contains bar throughout the greater part of the season, and the fishing may best be reached from the village at its mouth, which has a station on the Intercolonial Railway. There are three or more hotels there, which charge $1.50 per day, and guides can be had for $1.25 per day. Lao d© TEst.— Two-thirds of this lake is in Canada and in if 84 chambers' angler's guide. one-laird in Maine. It contains both speckled and grey trout and is reached by a drive of twenty-two miles over a good colonisation road from St. Philippe de N^ri, a station on the Intercolonial Railway. Guides can be had at the railway station. Lake Pohieneg^amock, near the boundary line, con- tains grey and specked trout, and is reached by a drive of twenty-five miles over a good road from St. Alexandre station on the I. C. R. Guides can be engaged at the station. THE TEMISCOUATA COUNTRY AND THE SQUATTECKS. Lake Temiscouataand the surroundin^r waters, as well as the many rivers and lakes of the Squattecks, alford some of the grandest fishing to be had in North America. Most of the angling resorts in this district are reached via the Temiscouata Railway, which may be taken at River du Loup, on the Inter- colonial Railway, 115 miles from Quebec. Lake Temiscouata is a beautiful sheet of water, twenty-eight 'miles long and in some places two miles wide. It is also very deep, soundings showing 100 feet and over along the eastern shore. Excellent trout fishing may be obtained in the vicinity of Lake Temiscouata from June to September, averaging thirty to forty lbs. per boat, daily. These bi'ook trout are often taken here up to seven pounds each, while in Lake Temiscouata itself the nam rycush cr lake trout run to upwards of thirty pounds. Two hours' run i\"om River du Loup, a distance of fifty miles, brings the angler to the pretty village of Notre-Daine du Lac, situated on a hill whose base is washed by the waters of Lake Temiscouata. Good hotels are kept here by Mr. Cloutier and Madame Bartes. Here guides and canoes can be had, chambers' angler's guide. 86 1 [) a y is ■e 3S Toilladi River.— This river is reached after about six miles' paddling from Notre-Dame du Lac. It is one of the principal feeders of the great lake and the rendez-vous of all the fisl "men in the months of May, June and July. The fly- fishing here is usually excellent, and speckled trout ai'e large. After poling up four miles of rapids, the angler reaches Grand Lake Touladi.^This lake is surrounded by lofty mountains, and it is nearly seven miles in all through it and Little Lake Touladi, which is connected with it by nar- rows. At the head of the second lake, the Touladi River proper is taken, which is two-hundred feet wide and very deep throughout its whole course. Seven miles from the head of the second lake Touladi, three rivers, fed by chains of lakes and a succession of streams, meet and form the forks. This is the centre of some of the finest hunting and fishing to be found on the entire continent. Three or four weeks would barely suffice for ascending the principal rivers and visiting the finest lakes. In all these waters are to be had exceptionally large brook trout. The Eag^le River or Riviere des Aig^Ies is one of the three rivers above referred to and is the outlet of Eagle Lake. The Squatteck Lakes are easily reached from the Touladi River, and no better trout fishing is to be had any- where than in them. There are quite a series of these magnifi- cent lakes. Lake and River St Francis are reached by Temis- couata Railway. The angler may also drive to them from River du Loup. Other lakes that may be reached by teain from River du Loup are Lake St. Hubert, Lac des Fourches and Lac Desroches. All contain fish in large quantities. The whole of these Temiscouata and Squatteck waters are rapidly becoming exceedingly pop\ilar with anglers. I: i -JL-LJU-JW!- ti^ 86 CHAMBERR* ANGLER'S GUIDE. The Rimouski Lakes.— In the interior of the connty of Rimouski are to be found a largo number of hiloes, especially in rear of Bic and Rimouski. The famous Lakes and River Neigette are leased to the Neigette Fishing Club, and some splendid lakes in Chenier township, behind St. Fabien, are reserved by anothtn* club, and contains Hcilnw fontinalls of so brilliant a coloring that the honor of a distinct variety has even been claimed for them. In addition to the few lakes of which the fishing has been leased in this county there are any number in which the angling is free to all, especially in the interior of the county. Many of these watei's are teeming with fish and most of them can be reached from Huniqui and Causapscal stations on the Intercolonial Railway. These are also the headwaters of the Rimouski, the Metis and the Meta- pedia Rivers, and such lakes as Superior Cross Lake, Lake Huniqui, Lac Tachd, Lac du Milieu and River and Lake Misti- gougeche. THE GASPE PENINSULA. The fresh waters of the Gaspt^ Peninsula, including the counties of Matane, Gaspe and Bonaventure, comprise many of the finest salmon streams in the world, such as the Meta- pedia, the Cascapedia and the Bonaventure. The Metapedia River, which joins the Restigouche at Metapedia station on the Intercolonial Railway, is leased by the famous Restigouche Salmon Club. The lease was trans- ferred to the club by the former lessee, Lord Mount Stephen. There is a club house at the station, but the main building of the club is at Causapscull. The Metapedia has always been famous for its salmon fishing. The Matane is another important sa-lniou stream leased to Mr, Cassells, of Toronto, CHAMBERS* ANGLER's GUlDfi. ^ Lake Causapsoull, Salmon Lake, Hunters* Lake, Eig^ht Miles Lake, and others in the interior of Matane county, oft'er good trout fishing and are easily reachc^d from stations of the Intercolonial Railway. The whole interior of Gasp6 county is also bespangled with beautiful lakes, whose waters, and those of their tributary streams, offer excel- lent sport to the trout fishermen. The fishing in them is free to all. RiveP Cape Chat is a Gasp^ Salmon stream leased to H. F. McLaughlin, of Arnprior, Ont. The Ste. Anne des Monts is leased by Henry Hogan, of Montreal, for its salmon fishing. The Mont Louis River belongs to a large syndicate of Philadelphia salmon fishermen. The Mag^dalen River.— Salmon fishing is controlled partty by Mr. Frank Ross, of Quebec, and partly by Mr. J. X. Lavoie, of Perct^, in Gaspt^. The Dartmouth is under lease to Stephens White, of New York. The York River is leased by Mr. Thos. Murdoch, of Chicago. The St. John River is leased by Mr. John Fottler, of Boston. The Barrachois is a larg" river in which tho fishing is free. The beautiful bay into \vl ch the river empties has been so thorougly netted and so much poaching has been carried on in the stream by spear men, pretending to spear eels but los- ing no opportunity of taking salmon as well, th.at the latter are compara tively scarce in it. The river is famous for its sea trout, however, -and so are its tributaries, Beattie's Greek and Murphy's Creek. It may be fished from May to September iif 88 chambers' angler's guide. with good success. Sea-trout fishing is excellent sport, the fish in general heing large and gamy, often exceeding the brook trout in the vigor of their resistance when hooked, and rising freely to salmon and trout flies in many of the bays and at the mouths of most of the salmon streams of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Baie des (^haleurs. The Grand River is a fine salmon stream, at present leased to IMi*. Louis (Jabot, of Boston. The Little PabOS is leased to Mr. B. F. Dutton, of Boston. The GPand PabOS is fished by Mr. W. R. Wilson, of Montreal. The Port Daniel River is the property of Mr. W. Adams, of Boston. The Cascapedia is noted for the size and number of its salmon, and for the many distinguished people who have fished its waters. It was formerly reserved for the use of the Cana- dian Governors. The Government of the Province now leases it to Mr. W. H. de Forrest, of New York, for .$6,125, and the club that fishes it contains quite a number of millionnaires, and salmon have been taken on the fly in this river up to fifty- two pounds in weight. The tributaries of the river are unleased and are good trout waters. The Little Cascapedia is fished by the Little Casca- pedia Fishing Club of Montreal. The Restig^CUChe is a very famous salmon river, that like the Cascapedia has been fished by the Princess Louise and other royalties, and that also yields many heavy fish. Some few fortunate individuals own or lease a few pools for private fishing on this noble river ; but the greater part of the salmon fishing is now in the hands of the wealthy and aristo- cratie Restigouche Salmon Club. On the New Brunswick side, chambers' angler's (fUIDI?, » some private fishing rights may sometimes be leased by anglers. Application should bo made to Mr. Alex. Mowatt, Oampbellton. The Bonaventure River affords excellent salmon fishing, Mr. J. W. Thorne, ol' St. John, N.B., leases a good part of it, but there are portions still rtunaining in the bands of riparian owners who lease the right of angling upon their property from time to time at so much a rod. Little Bonaventupe River— This stream contains no salmon but is excellent for brook trout. The Nouvelie River, is leased by Mr. Benjamin Wey of New York for its sea trout, which supply splendid sport. The Esoumenac is leased to Mr. O. N. Armstrong, for the same purpose. NEW BRUNSWICK. Excellent fishing may be had in portions of New Brunswick, and it is not necessary to go for from civilization for it either. In fact fhe angler in that Province need never be vpry distant from mail and telegraphic communication. The Upsalquitch, a large tributary of the Restigouche is leased in part by the Government of New Brunswick, by the eason. It abounds with salmon for ten or more miles, and there is good trout fishing higher up, and also in the lakes on its south-east branch, where the charge for fishing is $1.00 per day. They are reached by team from Oampbellton station. The Upsalquitch salmon pools are reached from Upsalquitch station. The Jacquet River ranks high as a salmon stream. It is under lease to Thomas Murphy, of Dalhousie, who charges $30 per week for it. The pools are reached from Jacquet station, from which they are distant five or six miles. 12 9() CHAMBKflS' angler's GUIDE. i m I Chpistophep Bpook, the Pokemondre, etc.— In these and other adjacent streams, from the end of May to 20th Jime, s(Mi-troiit may he taken in ahiindance at head of tidal water, vvhich in Christopher Brook is only six miles ahove Camphelton, on the Intercolonial Railway. All summer they are caught in pools further up the stream. • The Nepisig^ait, after the Restigouche and Miramichi, is one of the hest salmon rivers in New Brunswi(!k. Salmon fishing hegins in it ahout the 10th .June and lasts until 15th August. The Ncpisiguit is under lease from Government, and also partly owned hy private parties and cluhs. Home of the latter let the fishing hy day permits or for the whole or portion of the season, to visiting sportsmen. For particulars address Mr. Henry Bishop, of Bathurst, where the angler for the river leaves the train. There are suitahle lodges or camps on the fishing groimds, which are very comfortable and well supplied with cooking utensils, etc. The Caraquet River, reached by the Caraquet Railway is a good trout stream that has been reserved by Government for the puhjic. TPacadie RiveP.— Mr. D. G. Smith, Fishery Commis- sioner for New Brunswick, writes: **Tracadie River is, I believe, from my experience on it, the best sea-trout stream in Canada— not even excepting the Tabusintac— which is next south of it. It is reached by way of Bathurst or Chat- ham, as the visitor may desire, although, as the Government lessee, Hon. J. B. Snowball, losides in Chatham, that route seemed preferable. To go by way of Bathurst involves about 150 miles of railway travel beyond Chatham. If the party comes by way of t. John or Fredericton, from Chatham to Tracadie is about li. .y miles by stage line or special team ; or half the distance may be made by the Miramichi Steam Navigation Company's boat, and the remainder by team. Mr, > I i CHAMBER8' ANGLER'S GUIDE. 91 Snowball's steamers, however, run about twice a week between the mouth of the C^'hatham and Tracadie." The NoPth-west MiPamiohl, which is proUfic in sahnon and ti'out, and has a fine system of lakes and tributary streams, is one of the best anglinp^ resorts in Canada. It is all under lease or owned by riparians, but some of the holders let fishing privilegtis to sn.itable parties. Tbe well-known Camp Adams and Camp Crawford are in the main North-west. Hon. Mr. Adams, Newcastle, owns the first namtnl property, which consists of four miles of the best fishing on the river. Camp Crawford is about ten miles above the Adams property. The fishery commissioner already quoted says : ** Mr. R. H. Armstrong, Newcastle, special game warden, looks after Camp Crawford and is a fine sportsman who will give intend- ing visitors all necessary information. Lt.-Col. R. R. Call, Newcastle, is the Government lessee of the North-west Mira- michi and its tributaries above the Sevogle. He is American Consular Agent at Miramichi and has some fine salmon pools on his leasehold. With his well-known hospitality, he allows visitors whom he thinks entitled to the courtesy, free fishing on this river, under proper restrictions, of course. The Big Sevogle is under lease to Mr. David R. C. Brown, of Aspen, Colorado." South-west Mlpamichi. — The south-west branch of the Miramichi is reached from Bristol station, on the Wood- stock branch of the C. P. R., by a drive of fifteen miles. Trout in th? lakes of this stream are abundant and large. Cain*S River. — A famous sea-trout resort is Cain's River, a l)ranch of the S. W. Miramichi. It has about fifty miles of fishing and is a favorite place for visiting anglers coming to the province from the United States by way of Fredericton. Tt is reached from Doaktown, Boiestown, or Zionville, stations of the Canada Eastern Railway, according to the season and in the order named, 02 chambers' angler's guide. The Tabusintac is a favorite trout-fishing resort which Mr. John Connell, the lessee, who is a guide and hotel proprietor at Bartibog, sub-lets for $35 a week to a party or $2.50 a day per rod. It is reached by driving from ( 'hathani or Newcastle through Bartibog. Lock Lomond is the name given to a system of three lakes nine miles from St. John, where thtn-e is good angling and three hotels. Numbers of small lakes and trout streams may be visited at a reasonable distance from the city. Bay of Fundy— Fish Commissioner Smith says : " One of the most novel fishing sports of the province is pollock angling, which is a popular pastime, especially in the vicinity of the Quaco ledge, about thirty-five miles up the Bay of Fundy froin St John. The fish run up to ten pounds weight and readily rise to the "fly," which may be made of almost any kind of light colored feathers, or even worsted or old flannel tied to a common V^ait hook. No gut leaders or casting lines are required, and bass lines or even wottle poles are good enough to fish with. Salmon fishermen who have indulged in this sport with the same tackle they used in the Restigouche and at Burnt Hill pools, on the Miramichi, declare it the next best thing to angling in these waters, for the pollock is a very smart gamy fish, although he does not rush as the salmon does. His jumps and tumbles are like those of the grilse." Passamaquoddy Bay also affords unlimited scope for salt water fishing. Clapence and Bonny Rivers and Lake Utopia.— St. George and Bonny River stations, on the Shore Line Railway, are the great centres of sport. In the Magaguadavic and Bonny River and Clarence streams there are plenty of brook trout. Utopia, Digdeguash, Mill, Trout, Crazy, Long, Red Rock, Sparks' and Forked Lakes are all excellent for trout, while land-locked salmion are taken in Lake Utopia. I, chambers' angler's guide. ^ . All, except Dig(leg\iash, can be reached by water from St. George or Bonny River station. Round about St. Andrews.— For the trout and land- locked salmon tishernian, there are a number of lakes and streams at an easy driving distance from St. Andrews. Among them are Chamcook, Limeburner, Bartlett, Stein's, Snowshoe, Welsh, Cram, Turner, McCullough and Creasy Lakes, as well as several streams. Once in St. Andrews, which is reached by both rail and steamboat, the visitor will find no lack of pla' .s in which to seek for and find fish. The St. Croix at St. Stephen yields the first salmon taken with the fly in New Brunswick every year. Between the boundary and St. John, along the line of railway, are a number of lakes and streams of note, including Harvey, South Oromocto, Long and Victoria Lakes. These are chiefly for trout, but if the visitor seeks salmon there is but the need of a little longer journey to reach the tributaries of the River St. John. There are, however, both trout and land-locked salmon in Skiff Lake, only three miles from Canterbury station. The Tobique is a great river for both salmon and trout. The main stream is more than sixty miles long to what are called the Forks, and these latter each have nearly as great a length. Both the main and the smaller streams afford good fly fishing for trout. The Tobique is most conveniently reached from Perth Junction (opposite Andov^er, where guides can be secured) by the Tobique Valley branch of the C. P. Ry , which skirts the river up to Plaster Rock, where there is hotel accommodation and where conveyances can be hired to take sportsmen to the lakes further in the interior. The forks of this river is a locality with a special reputation for salmon and trout. Of the branches, the best salmon are in the Little Tobique and the finest trout in Campbell River. Tobique Lake is at the head of the Little Tobique and Jiasafamefor the size and abundance of the trout in its waters. From here, should HB 94 chambers' angler's guide. one wish, a portage might be made to Nipisiquit Lake, the headwaters of the stream of that name which enters into the Bay des Chaleurs. The Gulf shore of New Brunswick, with its streams, may be reached by rail across the country from Fredericton. The Tobique is under lease to the Tobique Salmon Club. The Upper St. John.— In the heart of a district famed for its fishing is situated Edmunston, a station of the O. P. R. anda point that is quite easily reached from Quebec via Rivi^re- du-Loup by Temiscouata Railway. There are many waters from which to make a choice, and all of them are good, for there is good fishing everywhere in the Upper St. John and all tributary and adjacent waters. From here, too, may be reached the headwaters of the Restigouche and of a number of streams that flow into the River St. Lawrence. J i i NOVA SCOTIA. In almost every part of the Nova Scotia Peninsula there are innumerable localities where fishing and shooting may be had. It is not the mission of this book to indicate the resorts of moose and other large game, but when it is season, there is no part of Canada where it is more desirable for the angler to take his '* Winchester " along with him. The angler will find that at the Tusket Lakes, near Yarmouth, in the country round Digby, and at different points in the Annapolis and Cornwallis Valleys, as well as around the famed Bras d'Or Lakes and tributary waters in Cape Breton, and along the south shore of the entire province, the opportunities for sport are unexcelled, the favorite haunts, as a ride, not being diffi- cult of access. GPand Lake, reached from Enfield station or Elinsdale, on the Intercolonial Railway, contains land-locked salmon, trout, grayling, bass and perch. Guides and boats, $2 per day. i chambers' angler's guide. 96 3 t L- The fishing is good in spring for trout an 1 grayling and in the fall for black bass. This lake is twenty-one miles from Hali- fax and affords good sport. The lake is nine miles in length. Fishings Lakes, thirty-five miles ' om Halifax, on the Windsor and Annapolis Road, are good for sea and lake trout. In the neighborhood are Musquodoboit River, Jeddore River, Indian River and Pockwood Lake, all of which furnish trout fishing. Magrapee and Dennis Rivers. — These are reached from Hawkesbury or Hastings, on the Intercolonial Railway, and contain salmon and trout, the latter most numerous. Trout Brook, forty miles from Hawkesbury, in one of the best trout streams in Nova Scotia. Indian River is twenty-one miles from Halifax, on the Intercolonial Railway. It is a magnificent stream for sea-trout and also contains salmon. Nictaux River contains large trout in abundance. It is reached from Middleton, on the Windsor and Annapolis Rail- way. Mulg^PSLVe Lakes. — These are situated near Mulgrave, on the Intercolonial Railway, and contain trout in abundance, which are caught freely from May 20th to September 20th. Hutchinson Lake, reached from Newport, on the Wind- sor and Annapolis Railway, offers very fine trouting, the fish being a good size. Round about Windsor.— There are numerous lakes to be reached from Windsor, all of which afford good fishing. Charles Hallock, who knows his Nova Scotia from one ex- tremity to the other, divides the country for sporting piu'poses into three separate districts as follows : — First — The Parrsboro or Cobeqiiid District, which includes the Counties of Cumberland and ^Chester. The rivers of thi& 96 chambers' angler*s guide. district head in the Cohequid Mountains and flow north and east into the Northumberland Strait of the Gulf of St. Law- rence, and south and west into the Basin of Minas, which is an arm of the Bay of Pundy. They are extremely clear and cold, and generally iind their sources in lakes into which the salmon go to spawn. On the bay side they include the Macan, Herbert, Apple, Stewiacke, Great Bass, Portapique and Folly Rivers. Apple River and the Portapique are the best of the number, but the former runs through a dense wilderness its whole length, and is accessible only from the sea. Most of the others can be reached from Truro or Parrsboro by a wagon road, which follows the shore of Minas Basin. The St. John steamer touches at Parrsboro en route to Windsor. By this route several streams can be fished successively, and lodgings can be obtained at intervals at farm-houses along the road. The true way, however, of enjoying a visit to this section is to hire a boat at Truro or Amherst and go round the Peninsula, the voyage occupying some four or five weeks. On the Gulf side the two best streams are the Wallace River and the River Philippe. The latter is a noble stream, and has been well protected from illegal fishing for a number of years, and provided with passes over the dams. Its trout have always been noted for their large size. It is most easily reached by the Intercolonial Railway from Truro to Amherst. At the famous Westchester Lakes the angler can catch trout by the bushel, often of a large size, though the average weight is not perhaps half a pound. The second district to which the angler's attention is invited, I designate The Middle DlstPlct, for lack of a better term. It includes nearly all of Halifax county, and part of the counties of Guysboro and Pictou. Too much cannot be said in praise of this entire district. Its general features are mountainous and similar to those of the other two districts specially spoken of. There are innumerable streams, into which salmon have ' chambers' angler's guide. 97 b 3 e s n e been running the past two years, over unobstructed passes and artificial fish-ways, in namber that cause both rod and net fishermen to leap for joy. So many have not been seen for decades ; and the quantity netted in the estuaries demon- strates that tlie system of protectir, fish on f heir breeding- beds is telHng in favor of th3 coast-fis .iig. John, Middle, and East Rivers in Pictou county, are accessible from Pictou, the railway terminus ; the east and west branches of St. Mary's River, as well as the main stream, running through GuysboT'o into Pictou, afford fine salmon fishing : and the North, Middle, and Tangier Rivers in Halifax county are also good, though hitherto interfered with by lumbering operations. The ShelbUPne DistPict embraces nearly the whole of Shelburne, Queens, and Lunenburg counties, thesame beingthe southern half of a wilderness tract some sixty miles by ninety in extent. It is emphatically the lake region of Nova Scotia. All that it lacks is the grand old mountains to make it physically as attractive as the Adirondacks, while as for game and fish it is in every way infinitely superior. Its rivers are short, but they flow with full volume to the sea, and yield abundantly of salmon, trout and sea-trout. Its lakes swarm with trout, and into many of them the salmon ascend to spawn, and are dipped and speared by the Indians in large numbers. NEWFOUNDLAND. The whole interior of Newfoundland is a paradise for sports- men, and since the recent completion of a railway across the island, hunters and fishermen may reach any number of suitable resorts for their favorite sport. The countless lakes and ponds abound with trout of the finest description, while finer salmon streams can scarcely be found. Wild geese and duck are also most plentiful. A recent writer says of New- foundland's attractions : "All the waters are free, that is anyone 13 ^ chambers' angler's guide. «1 can fish in them, and most of the rivers can he reached by train from St. John's or from Port aux Basques, situated near Cape Ray. There is a good river at Codroy and several rivers between there and Bay of Islands, none of which have been much fished. These rivers are said to be fairly early, the best time being from the middle of June to the middle of tlje following month. There is a good river at Hawke's Bay called the Torrent, but it is not easily got at and is probably later than the rivers already named. It yields heavy fish, say from ten to thirty pounds. The Salmonier River, seven hours' journey from St. John's, yields capital sport if it is in good fishing order, all of July, but the fish are small, say from two to five pounds. One might get two to twenty such fish in one day. There is the Exploits River, about twenty-four hours' journey from St. John's by train. It has i.ot been much fished and the fish in it run from five to fifteen pounds. There is a river in Hare Bay, North-east Coast, full of salmon towards the end of July, but they are not large, say about five pounas. It takes one about three days by Coastal steamer to reach this river. The salmon, in at least one of the rivers between Codroy and Bay of Islands, are very large, say twenty to thirty pounds, but I have known only one of that size taken with the fly. They have not been much fished by those knowing how to fish. Taking one river with another, July is the best month to fish them, and the salmon in them, as a rule, run small. I use very small flies, and my favorites are the Jock Scott, Silver Doctor, and a fly with a claret body and a teal wing. The Coachman is an excellent fly for the rivers north of this part of the Isla id. To successfully fish the rivers it is necessary to camp on tl eir banks, as the best fishing is nearly always got very early in the morning and in the evening when the sun has set. This means using a tent. Food of all kinds can be obtained and guides can, as a rule, be got at the rivers. I always use a grilse rod, but some few of the rivers are heavy enough for a salmon rod." CHAMBERS* ANGLER*8 GUIDfi. 09 ANTICOSTI. The entire it?iancl of Anti^osti is destined shortly to be an immense fish and game preserve. Mr. Menier, the French chocolate manufacturer, has introduced moose, caribou and deer upon the island, and the deer, in particular, are rapidly multiplying. He is also about to place buffalo in his preserve. Several of the rivers are splendid salmon streams, though th3 fish do not run large. But of course nobody can hunt or fish upon Anticosti without the permission of its proprietor. NORTH SHORE OF THE ST. LAWRENCE. Between the Straits of Belle Isle and the city of Quebec, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, are a number of beautiful salmon streams, some of which are leased to sportsmen, but many of which are still the property of the Government of the Province of Quebec, which is ready to receive offers for them. Some of the finest salmon fishing in the world has been had on some of these north shore streams. In the Godbout, over forty salmon, on one occasion, fell in a day to a single rod. In another season 509 fish were killed in this river between June 15th and July 15th. Twenty-five to thirty salmon have been known to have been killed in one day in the Trinity River on a couple of rods. The lessees of the Moisie once killed 325 fish in two weeks, the average weight being 18 pounds. In the same year 202 salmon were killed in seven days in the Natashquan by four rods, and the St. John River yielded, the same season, 148 salmon between the 18th June and the 13th July. Twenty, thirty, forty and even fifty fish have been taken with a single rod in as many hours in the Escouinain, one angler, according to Mr. Richd. Nettle, having killed his fifty fish in two days' fishing. The fishing in this msmmr T7 100 chambers' angler's GITIDE. V river has since become conyiderably affected by the construc- tion of dams. Other rivers on the north shore have been exhausted or ahnost so by the alvusive use of nets in their esuiaries. In all theee cases, the streams might be restocked an ' made as productive as ever with proper means of pro- tecuon. The St. Paul op Esquimaux River is the most easterly stream of any importance on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, within the territory of Quebec. It is unleased and full of salmon, trout and ouananiche. The bay at its mouth forms an excellent harbor. In former times, 52,000 salmon a year were netted in the mouth of this stream. Tlie CoPkewetpeeche is a neighboring and much smaller stream, containing salmon. The St. Aug^ustine is the next salmon river to the west, after which comes The Little Meocatina, principally noted for its trout. The Netag^amu is a large, deep stream swarming with trout, but having falls, not far from its mouth, which the salmon are unable to ascend. The Etamamiou, Coacoaoho, and Musquappo are all good salmon streams. The latter mentioned is a large river and abundantly stocked with fish. The Keg^ashka has also a good reputation as a salmon stream, and in common with almost all the other rivers mentioned on this shore, contains also abundance of ouana- niche. The Natashquan is one of the most important rivers on the north shore, containing an abundance of large salmon. It is at present under lease. Four or five years ago Mr. J. G. A. Creighton, of Ottawa, while fishing the river with Senator ) V J i 1 chambers' angler's guide. 101 Edmunds, of Vei'Mont, and other friends, upset his canoe in kiHing a salmon at th3 head of a dangerous rapid, and nar- rowly escaped with his life, his Indian guide going down the rapids to his death. Here it v/as, too that Walter Macfarlane, one of Montreal's merchant prince:,, lost his life. The " Devil's Whirlpool" in this riv^er was some years ago the scene of an awful tragedy. A scion of an English ducal family, named Astley, persisted, against the advice of his friends and Indian guides, ia essaying to run the whirlpool. As the canoe reached the centre of the dreaded vortex it whirled around and was engulfed. The Indian paddler saw what was coming and jumped, bu' was barely in the air when a shot froai the rifle of one of Astley's friends on shore made him share the fate of the Englishman. Their bodies were recovered about two miles down the river, disfiguret] beyond recognition. It was in order to reach this stream that, some twenty years ago, the Duke of Beaufort, the present Duke of Sunderland, poor W. J. Flo- rence, and the late Ned Sothern paid the captain of an Allan steamer £^X) sterling to go out of his way a few miles and drop them in a small boat, whence they got to their destination. The Romaine River is leased for $1,000 a year to Mr. E. C. Fitch, of the American Watch Company. West of the Natashquan, and situated between it and the Saguenay, and in the order hereinafter mentioned as we go westward, are the following rivers : the Goynish, the Wabisipi, the Great and Little Watsheeshoo, the Corneille, Mingan, St. John, Magpie, Thunder, Sheldrake, Manitou, Moisie, Margaret, Tri- nity, Laval, and the Little Bergeronnes. The St. John River is leased to Senator Hill, of St. Paul, for $3,500 a year. The Moisie is a large and handoome stream producing immense quantities of salmon of a very large size. Its upper waters are leased to Mr. HoUiday, of Quebec. The riparian w 102 CHAMBERS* angler's GUIDE. If* rights to the lower poi'tion of th(^ stream belong to Messrs. Edson Fitch .and Veasey Hosvvell, of Quebec, and Mr. Toland,of Philadelphia, who purchased them for $25,00(). The Margaret of the north shore; is a very fair salmon stream. The Trinity is a beautiful river 3ontaini'ig large (pian- tities of salmon and sea-trout. It is leased by Edson Fitch, Esq., and the estate of the late Jolin 1). Uilmour, Esq., of Quebec. The GodbOUt, owned by the Messrs. Gilmour, of Ottawa, is also a splendid salmon stream. Many of the remaining streams mentioned above are still unleased, and so are magni- ficent series of lakes in the interior from the north shore, and especially upon either side of the mouth of the Saguenay, which are easily reached from Tadoussac, to which place, as well as to Chicoutimi, at the head of navigation on the Sague- nay, ply the splendid steamers of the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company. Sea-trout fishing, which is excellent in the estuaries of all the rivers on the north shore, is also good in the early part of the season opposite Tadoussac, in the mouth of the Saguenay. Later on, the fish ascend the riv^er, and are then caught in large quantities in VAnse a barque and other bays and also in the mouth of the Marguerite. Guides can be procured at Tadoussac. St. Marguerite.— The salmon fishing in the St. Margue- rite River, which flows into the Saguenay a few miles above Tadoussac, is leased partly to the St. Marguerite Salmon Olub and partly to Mr. W. M. Brackett. In former times as many as 300 fish were taken in a season in this stream. Mr. George Lanman, in one of his books, gives an amusing account of an experience lie had with a salmon in this river. ^ cit ambers' angler's guide. lod as The A Mars and the St. Jean du Sa^^uenay nvo good HJilmon streams in the uppei' part of the Saguenay country, leased })y Senator I'rice. Lake Kenogami.— Reference h.'vo already been made in the earlier part of this i)ook to the excellent fishing for trout to be had in Lake Kenogami, which is easily reached from C'hicoutimi, the stopping place of the Saguenay boats. Since the early pages of the book went to press, all the private rights to the fishing of Lake Kenogami have been acquired by the proprietors of the new Chateau Saguenay hotel at Chicoutimi, which preserves the angling in the lake, and the cottage accommodation on its shores for the free use of its guests. Guides and canoes can be procured there. The fish taken in this lake run to a very large size. In the vicinity of Lake Kenogami are a number of other beautiful lakes, the property of the newly formed Kenogami Fish and Game Club, mem- bership in which is now eagerly sought by both American and Canadian anglers. MUPPay River.— Between the Saguenay and the waters of the Quebec district described in the first part of this guide, the principal remaining river is the Murray, in rear of Murray Bay, where splendid trout fishing is to be had. The Murray was at one time a famous salmon stream. It is leased to Mr. Blake. Lake Gravel, Grand Lake and other lakes in rear of Murray Bay also afford splendid trout fishing. 7 104 chambers' AN(»I.KII'h (HJinE. UNLEASED FISHING WATERS. The following amongst many other ttshing waters are yet iinleased, ))iit application for their lease may be made to the Department of Lands, Forests and Fisheries at Quebec : Tn th(^ County of Saguenay — Rivers : Salmon, St. Paul, St. Augustin, Etamamiou, Coacoachoo, Muscpiaro, Oloinonasho- boo, Kegashka, Nabitipi, Mecatina (Little), Mecatina (Great), Kercaponi, Natagamiou, Derby, Little Natash(iuan, Goynish (less six miles of the west shore), Nabisii)i, Washeeshoo, Little and Great Homaine, Magpie, Sheldrake (the nine last named to begin six miles from the gulf shore), l^igou. Trout, Eau Dor(^e, Moisic Rouge, Moisic Nepeesis, Des Rapides aux Foins, Marguerite, Bale des Rochers, Calinnet, Pentecote, Aux An- glais, Am(5d^e k la Ghasse, Manicouagan, Toudnoostook, Outarde, Papinachois, Boucher, Lalibertt^, Ahnt5pi (part of), Colombier, Blanche, Sault-au-Cochon, Petit Escoumains, Port- neuf (from the rear line of the seigniory), Sault-au-Mouton, Des Rochers. In Chicoutimi and Lake St. .Tohn counties— Lakes in town- ships St. Germain, Simard, Bourget ; Rivers : Valin (east and west and central), Shipshaw, Au Sable, Lac aux Brochets, Tikouapic (upper part), Chicoubiche, Du Chef, A I'Ours, Des Grandes, Oreilles, Boisvert, and many others. In Charlevoix— St. Anne, and hundred of lakes at the rear of the seigniory of Cote Beauprt^ and ir .Jl parts of this district. In Champlain, St. Maurice, Maskinong(5, Berthier, and Joliette counties — The lakes in the townships of Lejeune, Casgrain, Boucher, Polette (tributaries of the Wessoneau excluded) ; Rivifere aux Rats, lakes in Turcotte, Latuque, Creek a Tom, A Bastien ; lakes in township of Langelier, V CIIAMKKRH ANGLKKH GUIDH. 105 River Mattavvin, ('astor Noir, Aiitikaiiiak, A la (-hituino, Des Aigk's, Aiix Sciu'llt-.s, (!aiSQ. In so far as applicable, the provisions of the law respecting joint stock companies shall govern clubs formed and organized under this section. 48 V., c. 12, s. 4. CLOSE SEASONS FOR FISH. QUEBEC. Salmon (fly-fishing), from 15th August to 1st February. . . Speckled trout {sahno fontinalis), from 1st October to 30th April. . . . Ouananiche, 15th September to 1st Decem- ber. . . . Large gray trout, lunge, etc., from 15th October to 1st December. . . . Pickerel {dore), 15th April to 15th May. . . , Bass, 15th April to 15th June. , , . Maski- nong^, 25th May to 1st July. . . . Whitefish, from 10th November to 1st December. No person who is not domiciled in the Province of Quebec can at any time fish in the lakes or rivers of this Province, not 1\ chambers' angler's guide. Ill actually under lease, without having previously obtained a license to that effect from the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Such licenses are only valid for the time, place, and persons therein indicated. ONTARIO. 30th Salmon, trout and whitefish, between the 1st and November. . . . Salmon, from August 1st to April 3Cth. . . . Speckled trout, brook trout, river trout, from 15th Septem- ber to 1st May. . . . Bass and maskinonge, from 15th April to 15th June. . . . Pickerel, fr'om 15th April to 15th May. No person shall kill more than fifty speckled or brook trout in one day, or more than aggregated in weight 15 pounds, or any trout less than five inches in length. Smaller ones to be returned to the water. Not more than one dozen bass to be killed in one day, or any less than ten inches long. NOVA SCOTIA. Salmon, from 15th August to 1st February, with fly. . . . Trout of all kinds, land-locked salmon, from 1st October to 1st April. NEW BRUNSWICK. Sea-trout, from October 1st to March 31st . . . Land- locked salmon, from September 16th to April 30th. . . . Lake and brook trout, from October 1st to May 30th. . . . Bass may be caught with fly or bait all the year around. . . . Salmon (angling), from 15th August to 1st February. The use of explosives or poisonous substances for killing fish is illegal. This applies to the whole Dominion. Streams leased to individuals or clubs cannot be fished by the public. i ' 112 chambers' angler's guide. USEFUL HINTS TO ANGLERS. Dr. levers, of Quebec, one of Canada's best known anglers, has prepared the following list of Personal Wants : —Rods, Fishing Basket, Reels, Fly Book, Landing Net, Gaflf, Spring Scales, Waxed Oord, Leather Pack Strap, Waterproof Bag, Waterproof Sheet, Blanket Bag, Linen Bag 21 x 12 inches to hold fine spruce twigs for pillow, Extra Underwear and Clothing, Socks, Handkerchiefs, Slip- pers, Boots, Foot Laces, Brush and Comb, Razor, Small Mirror, Toilet Paper, Towels Soap, Tooth Brush, Liquid Tooth Powder, Tooth Picks, " Quickcure," Strips of Linen or Cotton for cuts or burns, Knife, Scissors, Needles, Thread, Yarn, Pins, Safety Pins, Shirt Buttons, Self-fastening Buttons, Cord, Can Opener, Compass, Cork Screw, Nails or Tacks, Pencil, Fly Oil, Pipes, Wire for Pipe Cleaners, Tobacco, Tobacco Pouch with Match Box attached, Cigars, Whiskey, Carter's Little Liver Pills, Dr. CoUis Browne's Chlorodyne, Preservaline to keep flsh fresh. Flat File to splice broken rod, a Plan of Lakes or District. Bring small bills and small change with you. A Watch as a Compass.— Point the hour hand to the sun, and the South is exactly half-way between the hour hand and the figure XII, on the watch. *' Bush Compass."— When in the " bush " or forest, you will notice three-fourths of the moss on exposed trees grows on the North side ; the heavy boughs of spruce trees are always on the South side ; and thirdly, the topmost twig of every uninjured hemlock tree tips to the East. Remember these signs and you do not require a compass in daylight. To Freshen Stale Bread.— Plunge under water for ten seconds, put in hot oven for five minutes. ill. drtAMIJKRS' ANrtLER*B GUIDE. 113 Food— (2 men for 15 days.)— Salt Pork or Bacon, 23 lb. ; Bread (8 long loaves, 3 lb. each), 24 tt)., or part Biscuits ; Flour, 10 quarts, or 10 ft. ; Beans, cleaned, 4 lb. ; '* Windsor Halt " (does not cake), 2 It). ; Tetley's Tea, in 4 lb. packages, 1^ lb. ; Sugar, granulated, 10 IT). ; Corn Meal to roll fish in for frying, 3 lb. ; Dried Apples or Prunes, 3 lb. ; *• Royal " Baking Powder, i lb. ; Butter, in tin pail, 6 lb. ; Reindeer Condensed Milk. 1 It). ; Pepper, white, 2 oz. ; "Surprise" Soap, 1 lb.; Pearline for washing dishes, 1 lb. ; Matches, in tin or hottle, 6 hxs. ; Candles (Sperm), 1 lb. Extra. — Coffee or Reindeer hrand Condensed (Coffee, and Evaporated Cream, Cocoa, Armour's Beef Tea and Canned Meats, Mustard, Potatoes, Corn, Tomatoes, Peas, Fruits, Marmalade, Lemons, Cheese, Vinegar, Pickles, Worcester Sauce. Weight op Trout.— Table showing relation of length to weight of " Brook Trout" (in good condition), by W. Hodgson Ellis, Esq., in "American Angler": (Proved). << 13 h iches . ... 1 lb. I VIeasuring 19 in ch es 3 lb. 14 ...U" ( • 20 (< ....3i" 15 ....H" (< 21 it ....4 " 16 ...1|"