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hundred and seventy-four fish, weighing 4,746 lb., in a 

 month's fishing, from July 9 to August 10. On July 16 

 twenty-four fish were caught, of an aggregate weight of 

 401 lb. Two rods in 1880 caught one hundred and 

 three fish ; in 1881, seventy-five ; in 1890, one hun- 

 dred and twenty-nine ; 1893, seventy-nine. The 

 average weight of the fish caught is about 18 lb. 

 The heaviest fish recorded 45 lb., but in several years 

 only the number and aggregate weight are mentioned. 

 It will be observed that, notwithstanding the large 

 average size of the fish in these rivers, no capture of 

 a fish of 50 lb. and upwards is recorded in any of these 

 years in either the Cascapedia or the Tana. I shall 

 give one instance of a large fish caught in the former 

 river in the next chapter, where the subject of monsters 

 will be dealt with. Some of the best fishing in the 

 United Kingdom is in the Duke of Richmond's 

 water near Gordon Castle. Some remarkable records 

 of sport there may be found in Vol. CLXIII. of the 

 ' Quarterly Review ' : two hundred and ten salmon 

 were taken in the first nine days of one October, 

 and the salmon run large, and are usually in fine 

 condition. 



