98 Fly Fishing for Sea Trout, 



nothing compared to that in our North American 

 colonies. Frank Forester writes : — 



" The sea trout fishing in the bays and harbours 

 of Prince Edward's Island, especially in June, when 

 the first fish rush in from the gulf, is really magni- 

 ficent. They average from three to five pounds each. 

 I found the best fishing in St. Peter's Bay, on the 

 north side of the island, about twenty-eight miles 

 from Charlotte's Town. I there killed in one morn- 

 ing sixteen trout, which weighed eighty pounds." 

 Mr. Perley, in the River Obseache, accompanied by 

 Captain Egerton of the 43rd Light Infantry, killed 

 three hundred of these fine fish at the junction of 

 the fresh and salt water, at the foot of a long 

 glancing rapid, in a single tide ! They take very 

 greedily any of the gaudy Scotch or Irish flies. 



