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fish; 16th, 17th, and 18th, flood; 19th, two; 20th, six ; 22d, eight; 23d, 

 four; 24th, two; 25th, eleven; 26th, two; 27 th, two ; 29th, fifteen ; 30th, 

 nine ; July 1st, one ; 2d, four ; 3d, seven ; 4th, seven ; 6th, twelve ; 7th, 

 fourteen; 8th, nine ; 9th, two ; 10th, five ; 11th, two; 13th, fifteen ; 14th, 

 four ; 15th, thirteen ; 16th, five ; 17th, two ; 18th, six; 20th, nineteen ; 21st, 

 eleven ; 22d, two ; 23d, ten ; 24th, three. Total number of fish, 218 ; 

 total weight, 2226 pounds ; average weight, 10 1-5 pounds. 



To this we may add that we are credibly informed that four gentlemen 

 from New Brunswick, who lease'! the River Natashquan, killed over 500 

 fine fish, and that one of the party took forty-six of them in one day, with 

 his own rod, a feat which we believe to be unparalleled in any river in 

 Great Britain or Norway. 



We have much pleasure in stating that there is every probability that 

 a fine seaworthy steamer will make a fortnightly trip during the months of 

 June and July next, to the principal streams belonging to the government, 

 affording an opportunity to the tourist, the invalid, and the fisherman to 

 visit the most interesting localities, to invigorate their health, and to enjoy 

 their sport, thus tending to increase the revenue already derived from 

 these rivers, and enabling their valuable fisheries to be more fully appre- 

 ciated. 



The following is an extract from an interesting little book, a sort 

 of tourist's guide, entitled "The Lower St. Lawrence, or Quebec to 

 Halifax, via Graspe and Pictou. 



ALL ABOUT FISHING. 



Unlike European and Southern climates, the climate of Canada admits 

 of no fly-fishing in the early spring or in winter months. The fishing 

 season lasts from about the 1st of June to the end of September. It is 

 seldom that the waters are warm enough and suificiently low and settled 

 after the snow-cold freshets, to afford sport in May. The Salmon time 

 closes by law with the month of August. It must be considered at its 

 height from the 10th of June to the end of July. Grilse run from ten to 

 twenty days in August. 



The nearest Salmon-fisheries now open to the public, commence at the 

 River Bersimis, eighty miles below Tadousac ; with the single exception 



