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good fly-fishing for salmon, unless it be the Dennys River, in 

 Maine, which heads in 'Medeybemps Jjake, and empties into 

 Passamaquoddy Bay. 



Next to the lordly salmon, the common trout {Salmo fon- 

 finalis) ranks highest in the esteem of anglers. He is so 

 widely known that further specification is unnecessary. 



The "land-locked salmon" {Salmo gloveri), is a game-fish 

 of great repute, found only in the St. Croix, Schoodic, or 

 Grand Lakes, which divide Maine from New Brunswick ; 

 in the Union River, Maine, which lies between the Penob- 

 scot and St. Croix ; in the northern waters of Maine gener- 

 ally ; and in the Upper Saguenay. 



Of the thirteen species of Lake Trout given by Dr. Rich- 

 ardson, none are considered game-fish, as they seldom rise to 

 a fly ; but they afford good sport for trolhng, etc. The best- 

 known varieties are the toag of Lakes Pepin, Moosehead and 

 St. Croix, the luladi of Temiscouata and waters of northern 

 New Brunswick ; the common lake-trout {Salmo confinis) of 

 New York and New England ; the Ciscovit of Ontario ; and 

 the Mackinaw^ salmon of the great lakes of the west and 

 northwest. The last-named {Salmo ametliystus or Salmo 

 naymacusli) is the largest of his race, often attaining a 

 weight of seventy-five pounds ; his range extends for into 

 the Arctic regions. The Ciscovit {Sahno sisJcowitz) attains 

 a weight of twenty-five pounds, and with his congeners, the 

 Scisco and Mackinaw salmon, constitutes a very considerable 

 item of Canadian export from the Province of Ontario. 

 None of the lake-trout possess that delicacy of flavor which 

 pertains to most other varieties of the Salmo family. 



The Sea Trout or Tide Trout {Salmo trutta) is a superb 

 game-fish, and is taken all along the coasts of Labrador, the 

 River and Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the maritime Prov- 

 inces. Some of the bays of Prince Edward's Island are 

 famous as its resorts. It is generally, though not always, 

 taken in salt water, and near the mouth of rivers. 



The Sebago Trout {Salmo sehago) is a monster trout with 



