History and Habits 9 



the Restigouche River in Canada in some years 

 large numbers of smolts are taken by the Indian 

 boys fishing for trout at the head of the tide near 

 Campbellton very soon after the ice breaks up 

 early in May. The usual season for the migra- 

 tion of smolts is three to four months later, and 

 until then the river is full of parr. These smolts 

 which are migrating in May are probably from 

 the same crop of parr of which a portion went to 

 sea the August before, though this cannot be defi- 

 nitely affirmed owing to the lack of provision for 

 confining the parr until they assume the silvery 

 coat as is done on the Tay. Certainly some accu- 

 rate knowledge as to the divided migration of 

 smolts on this side of the Atlantic is well worth 

 the attention of fish culturists. It is, of course, 

 possible that there may be here, as in Britain, 

 fresh salmon entering the Canadian rivers in the 

 late autumn, spawning when the rivers are frozen 

 over, and returning to the sea in the spring. 

 There is evidence that this visitation takes place 

 in some rivers, where fresh-run salmon have been 

 taken through the ice. I know two credible 

 Indians who caught one of sixteen pounds when 

 fishing for trout with bait in December, and it 

 seems strange that the kelts which are so numer- 



