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for the purpose of bear or reindeer hunting, may, 

 perhaps, have to return home disappointed with his 

 luck, such is not likely to be the case, if he is fond of 

 salmon -fishing, and comes here to follow that pursuit. 

 This may be called, par excellence, the national sport 

 of Norway. Its numerous and large rivers abound 

 with fine salmon ; large sea-trout are to be caught at 

 the mouths of many of the rivers running into the 

 fjords ; and delicious salmon-trout (Salmo trutta) may 

 be purchased, in season, at any market-town ; trout 

 are plentiful in nearly all the rivers and lakes. The 

 following are the principal salmon-rivers in Norway. 

 The Norwegian word elv signifies river. 



SALMON-EIVEES NEAE CHEISTTANIA. 



It unfortunately happens that the fishing near the 

 capital of Norway is hardly worth having. Some 

 salmon are to be found in the Drammen Elv, near the 

 town of that name, and large sea-trout are to be caught 

 at its mouth. 



The Yormen Elv, which runs into the Glommen at 

 L^ke Mjosen, has salmon in it, as also the Glommen 

 itself. 



Excellent trout-fishing is to be had in the small 

 lakes, which are situated at a distance of from fifteen 

 to twenty English miles from Christiania. Lake 

 Oieren may be specially mentioned. 



Excellent grayling-fishing may be had in the Vor- 

 men, near Eidsvold, about forty miles from Chris- 

 tiania, and which can be reached by the railway. 



The pike-perch, which grows to a large size, some 

 twenty pounds or more, is to be met with in Lake 



