FOREST, LAKE, AND RIFER 



and spoil the day's sport. While I endeavor to 

 hook him a fish in the upper pool, Narcisse 

 Lambert, one of his Indians, makes a few prelim- 

 inary casts in most admirable manner in the other. 

 There may be other novices at the sport, or intend- 

 ing salmon fishermen, to whom a description of the 

 tackle used in angling will be interesting. That 

 with which Narcisse is whipping the pool is one of 

 the most dainty that is employed upon Canadian 

 salmon rivers. It has already done good service 

 on some of the north shore streams, in the hands 

 of the New England friend by whom it was lent 

 for the present expedition. The rod, than which 

 none could be more delightful for salmon casting, 

 is a split bamboo, fifteen feet long and weighing 

 twenty-three ounces. I must confess that the kill- 

 ing power of so light a salmon rod somewhat 

 surprised me, though when a fish of over thirty 

 pounds takes to sulking, it is tedious work attempt- 

 ing to force him with a rod so light as this. The 

 reel for salmon fishing must hold at least a hun- 

 dred yards of line, and more if possible. The 

 casting line should be as good as money can buy, 

 and ought to be able to stand a strain of ten pounds 

 dead weight. The names of the principal salmon 

 flies are known to all familiar with the literature 

 of angling. Canadian rivers are no exception to 



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