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by Mr. Charles Hallock, in his "Fishing Tourist, "and 

 of certain streams in Connecticut, as mentioned by Mr. 

 W. C. Prime in "I go a-Fishing," are genuine brook 

 trout. Although they have access to the salt water, 

 and go there for food and hence are fat and delicious 

 in flavor they are not anadromous IrooJc trout. They 

 do not "pass from the sea into fresh waters, at stated 

 seasons" (Webster's Die.). They are caught at all 

 times from February or March until the following 

 autumn in fresh water, and, as Hallock expresses it, 

 " they run in and out with the tide." 



When this article was commenced it was my inten- 

 tion to write not only of the sea-trout, but to give an 

 account of our excursion in 1874 ; and in doing so to 

 speak of the events of each day succeeding those of 

 which I have written. It has already exceeded in 

 length the measure that was fixed upon, hence I can 

 give the reader only a casual glance at us as we proceed 

 to our destination ; and a look now and then into our 

 camp. 



I left our party breakfast over at the Sault au 

 Cochon, at about eight A. M. of August 4th. Soon 

 thereafter we set sail and made such progress that a few 

 hours brought us to the mouth of our river. It was 

 low tide when we reached it low tide means something 

 here, as the tide has a rise and fall of fifteen feet and 

 hence the anchor was dropped near the river's mouth, 

 canoes launched, our personal baggage transferred to 

 our respective canoes Macdonough's was named Com- 

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