76 FISHING WITH THE FLY. 



6,625J pounds ; average about one pound three ounces. 

 In the year 1881 the average size of two hundred and 

 thirteen trout taken with a single rod in eight days' 

 fishing was one pound fourteen ounces. Xot one of 

 these fish was wasted. A few were eaten upon the 

 stream, but most of them were given to the guides, 

 who salted and packed them in barrels for future use. 

 A sack of coarse salt and empty fish barrels were always 

 included in the anglers' stores. 



Three days after the last date mentioned we were 

 again on board our chalmqw " homeward bound." The 

 loss in weight in our stores was made good by the barrel 

 of salted anadromous salvelinus-fontinalis which were 

 to supplement and eke out the pork barrel of our 

 honest and worthy guides during the long ice-bound 

 winter before them. 



Tadousac was reached about sunrise on a bright 

 morning. At nine o'clock we were in citizen's dress and 

 seated at the hotel breakfast table. A glance around 

 the room showed that summer birds and Cook's tourists 

 had mainly migrated to more southern latitudes. Our 

 trunks were re-packed, our guides paid $1.50 each per 

 day, and the captain $2. 00, gold, and bade adieu. "We 

 took the Saguenay steamboat for Quebec, the Grand 

 Trunk Railroad from Point Levi to Montreal, where 

 we passed the night. The next morning we travelled 

 by rail to Rouse's Point and by boat down that charm- 

 ing Lake, Champlain. At the various landings many 

 persons, including several friends, came on board. 



