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3 Ibs. ; the smallest fish is not under 1^ lb., and the 

 largest not over 6 Ibs. It is perhaps worth noting that 

 these trout are peculiar to the only two streams in the 

 Bay of Chaleur in which there are no salmon. 



The next salmon river is the Metapedia, which is leased 

 up to the year 1882, at $20 per annum. The fish in this 

 river are nearly, if not quite, as large as in Cascapedia, a 

 stream which it resembles in characteristics. Salmon 

 average 21 or 22 Ibs. It is noticeable in the Bay of 

 Chaleur, and I think in Canadian rivers generally, that 

 the stronger the stream the larger the fish. There are 

 about 40 miles of fishing water on this river. The best 

 pool is at the Forks, about 35 miles from the mouth. 

 Here the Causapsacol, a very rough and rapid little river, 

 joins the main branch. The largest fish go up this 

 branch ; the fish average about 25 Ibs. It has seldom 

 been angled, owing to the great difficulties to be encoun- 

 tered first in getting up it, and next in fishing it. On 

 one occasion I pushed some 10 miles up this stream with 

 great trouble. The bed of the stream is so rough and 

 rocky, and the stream so strong, that it is a herculean 

 task to push a canoe up; while the banks are so pre- 

 cipitous that it is impossible to walk. In one place I 

 found a long gorge, through which the stream foamed, 

 throwing itself over a lot of ledges into as many basins. 

 In these there were plenty of salmon, but I found it 

 almost impossible to catch them. A canoe could not live 

 in this place ; the banks were precipices, and even when 

 one could get one's fly into the water and hook a monster, 

 the chances were ten to one against getting him. The 

 Intercolonial Railroad runs for 30 or 40 miles along the 



