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Lake. The fish, fortunately for us, were on the feed, and they did not 

 require much coaxing or toying with. In the course of an hour we killed 

 several fine Brook Trout, ranging from one to three pounds, and soon had 

 the exquisite satisfaction of seeing a brace of the largest beauties placed 

 before us, cooked in cream — to me a novel but most delicious mode of serv- 

 ing these fish. 



"Night's swift dragons cut the clouds full fast, 

 And yonder shines Aurora's harbinger." 



The next morning, the 25th, we were at the Narrows quite early : the 

 day had scarcely broken when we took our station. The morning was 

 cool and frosty, the clouds were breaking away, and the wind coming out 

 from the west was fast driving from the heavens all remnants of the storm 

 which had so fiercely raged during the night. Before there was sufiicient 

 light to enable us to distinguish our flies as they gently fell on the water, 

 the fish were on the alert and began to jump quite lively. 



In the course of two hours' fishing from the same spot, we killed several 

 fine Trout, ranging, as before, from one pound to three pounds. These 

 fish we may observe are not as active and gamy in proportion to their size 

 as the Brook Trout of Pennsylvania. It may be difi'erent with them, 

 however, in the spring of the year, when they are presumed to be in ful 

 strength and vigor. During the middle of the day it was quite useless to 

 cast the fly at the Narrows, as we could not get a rise. The fish were evi- 

 dently in the deep waters of the Lake during this time, or our movements 

 being so easily distinguished, alarmed them. 



The Rapid River is a bold and precipitous stream of water, rushing 

 through the mountain gorges ; it is filled with huge boulders, from which 

 the angler can whip the eddies and deep pools on either side. A more 

 beautiful and attractive stream for the daring and sturdy Trout could not 

 be found in the wide world. In the spring this river course is filled to 

 repletion with these crimson-spotted beauties, and many positively of huge 

 dimensions are killed. I saw some very large fish at Frost's, which were 

 captured in the Megalloway river, a stream which comes from the far north 

 and empties into the Androscoggin a short distance below the mouth of 

 Lake Umbagog — one of these monsters, a veritable Salmo fontinalis, 

 weighed 7^ lbs., another 6 lbs., another 5 lbs. 



Excursions are made to the Megalloway from Frost's, where skifis and 

 provisions can be obtained, as well as guides for the journey. I was told 

 by persons entitled to confidence, that Brook Trout weighing ten pounds 



