NOTES AND QUERIES. 



Under this Department Heading queries relative to Angling, Ichthyology and Fish Culture 



will be answered.] 



Where to go for Sea Trout Fishing. 



Being desirious of having our artist paint a 

 portrait of a fresh run sea trout, we wrote to 

 Mr. F. Percy Armstrong, of Montreal, for in- 

 formation as to the best fishing waters for that 

 fish, requesting special directions how to reach 

 the Escuminac river, regarding which our cor- 

 respondent gave some months ago an account 

 of an unusual score of trout made on his rod in 

 two days' fishing. Mr. Armstrong kindly re- 

 sponded, and we believe that he will not take 

 it adversely when we give the benefit of his 

 interesting letter to our readers. We quote: 



"There are several means of reaching the 

 river, but I think the trip by way of Montreal 

 would prove the best. Your return ticket by 

 that route would probably cost about forty-five 

 dollars. At Metapedia you would have to re- 

 main over night and take the B. C. R. line in 

 the morning for the last twenty-five miles of 

 your journey. This, however, would be no 

 great hardship, as it would give you a chance 

 to visit the world-renowned New York salmon 

 club house, which is situated at the junction 

 of the Metapedia and Restigouche rivers. If 

 the B. C. R. is not running at the time, you 

 will go on by I. C. R. as far as Campbell ton, 

 cross the river by ferry and drive the eight 

 remaining miles. This will bring you to 

 Brown's house and the river. You will find 

 him to be a most obliging old Scotchman, who 

 will do everything in his power for you. Of 

 course the board is not what one expects at a 

 city hotel, but then the charges are not exhor- 

 bitant. His tariff, I believe, is five dollars a 

 week. It is well you should know that the 

 Escuminac is a particularly hard stream to 

 fish, as to canoe it is impossible, and therefore 

 one must do a considerable amount of walking . 



" If you spend an entire week up the river, 

 a pack horse would be necessary to carry pro- 

 visions, etc., but should you only take short 

 trips of a day or two at a time the quadruped 

 could be done away with. Brown's charges 

 are most reasonable, $1.50 a day as guide, and 

 $2.50 for the pack horse, wagon and man to 

 drive you the first five miles. 



" I may tell you that the river has not been 

 leased for the past three years — I hardly think 

 any gentleman is likely to take it up this year. 

 The best time for you to reach the Escuminac 

 would be during the first two weeks in July, 

 but really the fishing is excellent all through 

 the months of June, July and August. 



"I have marked on the map several rivers, 

 both on the north and south shores of the Bay, 

 that I have fished on with splendid results. 

 Most of these are leased or owned by gentle- 

 men, but there are a great many smaller 

 streams which are free to every one. The 

 Nouvelle river, which is just eight miles dis- 

 tant from the Escuminac, is a beautiful trout 

 stream and affords the most delightful canoeing 

 possible. The fishing is perhaps superior to 

 the Escuminac at certain seasons, and I must 

 say there is no doubt that the Nouvelle yields 

 the largest quantity of trout. The water is 

 leased by Messrs. Maitland, Wey & Cooper, 

 but should you care to visit the river I think I 

 could obtain permission for you to do so with- 

 out any difficulty." 



The Sportsmens' Exposition of 1896. 



On March i6th, the second annual Sports- 

 mens' Exposition will be held at Madison 

 Square Garden. The interest shown by ex- 

 hibitors last year, particularly those who manu- 

 facture angling gear, was comparatively small, 

 but the large daily attendance at the Garden, 

 and the evident desire of the public for yearly 

 expositions of this character, have created a 

 demand for space this year beyond the capacity 

 of the Garden to supply. The result will natur- 

 ally be a great improvement in the quality of 

 the exhibits and an increase in the pleasing 

 features that appeal to the aesthetic side of the 

 field and stream sportsman. Of these may be 

 named a bona fide trout stream, with the red 

 spotted brook beauties sporting therein ; an 

 angler's camp, with all the impedimenta of the 

 craft in and around it ; a winter camp of the 

 hardy sportsman of the Northern wilderness, 

 and an Indian's hunting camp of the Western 



