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net results were five bass, not one over two pounds. 

 If the fisherman were to find an earthly paradise 

 it would be where he could catch trout from one 

 side of his boat and little-mouth bass from the 

 other. Next in attractiveness to this unrealized 

 ideal must be placed the spot where these two 

 species of game fish may both be found within a 

 radius of a few miles. In this respect Manito- 

 waning fills the bill. Although the village is on an 

 island Grand Manitoulin trout streams abound, 

 and among these the one flowing out of Manitou 

 Lake was highly recommended by local sportsmen. 

 The favourite point was some fifteen miles distant, 

 and we were advised to drive over in the afternoon, 

 stay all night at a farmer's nearby, getting the 

 evening and morning fishing. That sounded at- 

 tractive, and was promptly tried out. There may 

 be lazier horses than the one we drove that day, 

 but if so they should be promptly executed for the 

 crime of putting an unendurable strain on the 

 driver's good nature. But we finally arrived at 

 our destination, and could hardly wait to stable 

 Bucephalus, so eager were we to begin operations 

 with the trout. It was a sizable stream, with much 

 quick water in sight as we crossed the bridge and, 

 in anticipation, we saw the big string of noble fish 

 that we would carry proudly back to Manitowaning 

 on the morrow. Must it be told? When it was 

 nine o'clock that night and too dark to distinguish 

 a favourable pool from a mud-puddle, we turned 



