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the net fishing terminates earlier, and in Canada all 
spearing or fishing by torchlight is stringently forbidden. 
These laws are, strange as it may seem to ns, enforced 
with commendable energy in Canada, thongh in JSTew 
Brunswick our mode of letting the people override the 
laws prevails. 
The best river in 'Nev^ Brnnswick beyond all com- 
parison, is the ]^ipisiqnit, emptying in the Bay of Cha- 
leurs, and near it are several almost as excellent. In 
Lower Canada the Mingan, the Moisie, the Busamite 
stand preeminent, but have many rivals. Directions for 
reachino' them have been o-iven under the head cf sea 
trout fishing, but instead of taking a sail-boat, as there 
suggested, from any port on the river St. Lawrence, the 
same might be done either from Bathurst or Prince 
Edv/ard's Island, both of wliicli are nearer the lower 
streams. 
There are many excellent rivers on the coast of Labra- 
dor as far as the Straits of Belie Isle, or even farther, and 
they would be well worth a visit, either in one of our 
clipper yachts or in a fast schooner. Many are entirely 
beyond the realms of civilization, and a pleasant party 
might have a glorious time and abundant sport. 
It would be necessary to take canoemen and canoes, 
or what is strongly recommended, small, light flat-boats 
that can be rowed or poled by one man, and which can 
be purchased for five dollars apiece at most of the gulf 
seaports. 
Arm yourself, then, with two good salmon rods ; they 
may be so made us to constitute a trout rod as well, not 
by any means one of those detestable nondescripts called 
