The Ouananiche 



As a game-fish it ranks high but is reputed to be inferior to the 

 ouananiche of the Grand De'charge. 



In lakes it undoubtedly possesses these qualities to a less degree 

 than the ouananiche of the turbulent waters of the Grand Decharge. 

 But this is not due to inherent inactivity but to external conditions. 



Rushing waters, single hook and light tackle are | of the game 

 qualities of any fish. 



The customary angling appliances on Sebago Lake are a stiff 

 rod, a derrick-like reel, a phantom minnow, archer spinner or 

 murderous gang, all of which, combined with the quiet lake or 

 still waters of Songo River, disincline the fish to prolonged 

 antagonism. But let the angler use a light rod, single baited 

 hook or artificial fiy in the quick waters of the Presumpscot 

 River or Grand Lake stream, and he will find at least an 

 epitome of the Grand Decharge. 



Ouananiche 



Salmo ouananiche McCarthy 



The ouananiche is another land-locked relative of the Atlantic 

 salmon. While best known as an inhabitant of the Lake St. 

 John region, Mr. Chambers presents evidence showing it to 

 have a much wider distribution than has been generally assigned 

 to it. He reports it from Arnold Bog, and in the lakes of the 

 Goynish, which enters the St. Lawrence north of the island of 

 Anticosti. It is also said to occur in many streams and lakes 

 in the interior of Labrador. 



Though in most, perhaps all of these waters the ouananiche 

 would, if it so desired, have free access to the sea, it appar- 

 ently does not avail itself of that possibility, and is therefore 

 land-locked so far as all questions of geographic distribution are 

 concerned. 



The name " ouananiche " is of Montagnais Indian derivation, 

 and is popularly supposed to mean " little salmon." But Mr. 

 Chambers shows that it is probably derived from oiicn-a, a Mon- 

 tagnais interrogative "Look there! What is that.?" The name 

 is frequently written "Winninish," " Winnonish," " Wananishe," 

 and a score of other ways, all variants of the same word. 



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