FOREST, LAKE, AND RIVER 



to the tumultuous waters of the Grande Decharge. 

 Here the ouananiche is found at its best ; the 

 winter's sluggishness has passed away, and its won- 

 derful fighting powers are taken on. 



Fish can be taken in the Grande Decharge until 

 winter again sets in, but the best fishing ends there 

 during the latter part of August. 



All through the season many fish can be taken 

 at the various falls and rapids in the numerous 

 inflowing rivers, but in the month of August fish- 

 ing at these points is most successful. This condi- 

 tion is due to the fact that the ouananiche is 

 making its annual pilgrimage to the head waters to 

 spawn. The angler can have wonderful success in 

 whipping with his flies the pools at the foot of the 

 falls, as it is there that the fish are resting prior to 

 making their high leaps. Incidentally, it is well to 

 mention that the fifth falls of the Mistassini River 

 are sheer fourteen feet high, but prove no barrier 

 whatever to the ascending fish. The third falls of 

 the Metabetchouan would be pronounced by most 

 salmon fishermen as being impossible for any fish to 

 ascend, yet the ouananiche, large and small, pass 

 them without apparent difficulty. 



The subject-matter thus far given shows, in a 

 general way, the habitat, history, and characteris- 

 tics of the ouananiche in detail. While showing 



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