64 SPORT ON THE SALMON RIVERS 



to many officers of his Majesty's warships which patrol the coasts 

 of Newfoundland ; noted, however, more for its sea-trout than for 

 its salmon. The White Bear River at the head of Sandwich Bay, 

 where Cartwright found his fishing-station in the middle of the 



SEA-TROUT. 



eighteenth century, must have at that date simply swarmed with 

 salmon. In one year he killed, between June 23 and July 20, 

 12,396 salmon, averaging 15 Ib. apiece. He adds that, if it had not 

 been for interruptions caused by privateers, he is confident he would 

 have killed 32,000 fish or i.ooo tierces. 1 



This river below the falls often yields excellent fly-fishing, while 

 several rivers further north call for exploration. Sandy Eil's River, 

 near Tub Harbour, and the North-West, running into Hamilton 

 Inlet, excellent salmon streams, can be reached without great 

 difficulty. 



Such is a cursory review of the scope suggested to the angler 

 in Eastern Canada. The range offered is immense. The rod will 

 often be carried far into the wild solitudes of nature in its primeval 

 grandeur, surrounded by sombre forest ; the fisherman will at times 

 be called on to undergo, perhaps, severe labour ; yet it is surprising 

 how comfortable it is possible to make oneself in the wilds by means 

 of a few simple artifices. 



1 Cartwright's Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador, July, 1778. 



