4 THE GRAND CASCAPEDIA RIVER 



and its banks are covered by a thick virgin 

 forest of fir trees and birches. It is a fast- 

 running stream with many rapids but no 

 falls and is about eighty miles in length 

 from its source to where it empties into the 

 Bay of Chaleurs. 



This bay was named by Cartier who 

 welcomed its genial climate after his voyage 

 through the ice-fields. 



There is a road along the left bank of the 

 river for fifty miles which was constructed 

 in part by the Cascapedia Club in 1914 in 

 order to preserve the spawning beds from 

 horse-drawn scows employed in taking pro- 

 visions to the lumber camps. 



The upper river and its branches are the 

 spawning grounds of countless salmon and 

 sea-trout, for the Grand Cascapedia is 

 justly celebrated for its salmon fishing and 

 holds the record for the heaviest average 

 weight of fish among the Canadian rivers. 



The salmon spawn during the latter part 

 of October and early in November and the 

 spawning grounds are chiefly above Middle 



