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off from the sea. It may be that, when all intercourse 

 with the ocean is cut off, minnow and ground bait increase, 

 on which the trout gorge themselves, or it may be that 

 these damined-up trout deteriorate in sporting qualities 

 from in and in breeding, and that they want a little fresh 

 blood to infuse new life into them. Angling for trout in 

 Nova Scotia is not an art as in our English streams, 

 coarse tackle and large gaudy flies are used ; nevertheless 

 it is very good fun, and the surroundings, all but the black 

 flies, are perfect. The great art in filling a basket is to 

 know the best place and time for the sport (trout fishing 

 lasts from May to September), and either experience or a 

 good guide is essential. The latter is to be found in the 

 person of Charley Fredericks, of Boom Bay, a man whom 

 nature meant for an angler, but hard fate transformed 

 into a cooper. He makes and mends fishing tackle, ties 

 a good substantial fly, knows the haunt of every fish in 

 Nova Scotia, and overflows with sporting anecdotes. 



We have noticed elsewhere the wealth that lies hidden 

 under the rocky land of Nova Scotia. Bound her coasts 

 there are other mines of wealth. The fisheries, as at 

 present worked, yield about $7,000,000 per annum. 

 Codfish and mackerel are the two most valuable fish. 

 The take of the former is valued at 2 millions, of the 

 latter about 1 million. Next to these comes the lobster ; 

 in 1874 the take was estimated to be worth $1,403,136. 

 This sum represents the value of 5,612,545 one-pound 

 cans of preserved lobsters put up in that year. It takes 

 three fair-sized lobsters to fill one can, which gives 

 16,837,635 as the number of lobsters used up in this 

 manufacture. Probably it would not be outside the mark 



