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from the gulf, is really raagnificeut; they average from three to 

 five pounds each. I found the best fishing at St. Peter's Bay, 

 on the north side of the island, about twenty-eight miles from 

 Charlotte^s Town. I there killed in one morning sixteen Trout, 

 which weighed eighty pounds. 



"In the bays, and along the coasts of the island, they are 

 taken with the scarlet fly, from a boat under easy sail, with 

 a ' mackerel breeze,' and oftentimes a heavy ' ground swell.' 

 The fly skips from wave to wave at the end of thirty yards of 

 line, and there should be at least seventy yards more on the 

 reel. It is splendid sport! as a strong fish will make some- 

 times a long run, and give a good chase down the wind.'' 



This clear, able, and sportsmanlike account of this fine fish 

 perfectly establishes the fact of its existence as a distinct 

 species, intermediate between the true Salmon [Salmo Salar), on 

 the one hand, and the Brook Trout {Salmo Fontinalis) , on the 

 other. And it must on no account be confounded with the 

 non-migratory Lake Trouts, which have just been described, 

 and which are sometimes erroneously and absurdly called 

 Salmon Trout. They never quit the purely fresh water — these 

 never leave it. These are anadromous, those stationary. 



Those are a worthless fish, both to the sportsman and the 

 epicure, comparatively speaking ; these are in all respects the 

 most valuable of the species, with the exception only of the 

 true Salmon ; and neither in excellence of flavour nor in 

 sporting qualifications do they fall behind even him, although 

 they are far inferior in weight and size. 



Mr. Yarrel states that the length of the head in this fish is 

 as one to four to the length of the whole body, and the depth 



