FIFTY YEARS' SALMON FISHING Ac. 403 



1893 



The season's catch amounted to 221 salmon and 

 11 grilse, the former weighing 2,519 pounds and 

 the latter 44 pounds. 



Mr. John Manuel only commenced fishing on 

 the 26th June and remained until the 13th of 

 July, killing 53 salmon. 



Mr. James Law, who commenced fishing on the 

 13th of June, killed 104 fish. 



Mr. Peck fished nearly as long as Mr. Law and 

 caught 64 fish. 



Only on one occasion during this season did any 

 one rod kill more than ten salmon in a day, and 

 that was on the 22nd of June, when Mr. James 

 Law caught 13. Mr. Law also killed the heav- 

 iest fish of this season during his early days on 

 the river, two of them weighing 27 and 26 pounds 

 respectively. 



In addition to the scores of the usual Godbout 

 party above given, it should be mentioned that 

 Mr. Dennistoun, who visited the river, killed 11 

 fish weighing 143 pounds. 



1894 



There were several rods on the Godbout in all, 

 during 1894. 



General Montgomery-Moore, commander of the 

 forces in Canada, spent a few days on the river, 

 getting 4 salmon and a grilse. 



