FIFTY YEARS' SALMON FISHING Ac. 395 



1881 



This was one of the poorest seasons on record 

 on the river. 



Mr. Allan Gilmour spent from June 14th to 

 June 23rd on the river, but did not fish. 



Two rods fished for eight days, killing 32 fish 

 weighing 640 pounds. 



The large average of the fish killed was some- 

 thing remarkable, being twenty pounds. Six fish 

 killed by Mr. John Manuel on one day, June 16th, 

 weighed respectively 24, 22, 20, 19, 24 and 29 

 pounds. 



Of the 32 fish killed, 15 fell to the rod of Mr. 

 D. Law, Montreal, and 17 to Mr. Manuel's. 



1882 



Mr. Allan Gilmour again headed the Godbout 

 party, but fished very little, killing but 4 fish. 



Mr. Manuel fished from June 16th to 27th and 

 from July 4th to 18th and killed 180 salmon and 

 10 grilse. On the 10th July his score was 24 

 fish; on the llth, 30; on the 13th, 23; on the 14th, 

 10; on the 15th, 13; and on the 17th, 16. 



Mr. Law fished seven days, getting 17 fish. 

 The total catch of the season was 263 salmon, 

 weighing 2,845 pounds, and 11 grilse, averaging 

 4% Ibs. On one day, the 10th July, Mr. Law 

 killed 17 fish. 



The visitors during the season were Napoleon 



