24 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



CHAPTER IV. 



SALMON AND TEOUT FISHING ON THE MED WAY, 

 NOVA SCOTIA. 



FOR a number of years with a companion, I 

 went to the Medway, the last week in May 

 and the first in June, for a week's outing. At 

 this particular time we found the May run 

 of salmon had worked well up the river, while 

 the June fish were in the lower pools, so we 

 were sure of plenty of sport, could we get them 

 to take. The salmon on this stream are very 

 variable in their fancies. The fly they would 

 take fiercely one season they would often 

 scarcely look at the next ; so that frequently, 

 when we knew the river was full of fish and 

 we had an abundance and great variety of 

 flies to select from, scarcely one was captured 

 the first day or two. One season we fished 

 the choicest pools from Monday until 



