IN CAMP. 35 



Half a mile from the camp, near the outlet of 

 Mooselucmaguntic, is Trout Cove, beautifully situ- 

 ated, commanding a fine view of the lake and dis- 

 tant hills ; the joy of the angler's heart, for beneath 

 the surface of its clear, cold waters, sport, in all 

 the vigor of a healthful growth, the finest speci- 

 mens of the salmo fontinalis to be found in any 

 section of our country. In the spring they var) 

 in size from a quarter of a pound to four pounds 

 in weight, the average being about a pound, quite 

 a number weighing from two to three, while one of 

 four is of course rarely taken. In the fall they run 

 as high as eight pounds, while they have been taken 

 weighing twelve. 



Our fishing is done from flat-bottomed boats, usu- 

 ally one fisherman and guide in each, and the trout 

 preserved alive in cars moored to the shore of the 

 cove. Our average catch, thirty per day, morning 

 and evening fishing, taken altogether with the fly. 

 To those accustomed to taking brook-trout, this 

 may seem a small number; but the ease, excite- 

 ment, and size of the game, more than out-balance 

 the greater number of small fry which may be 

 caught in any quantity in the streams which abound 

 in this locality. The cove, the dam, and the outlet 

 of the stream, comprise our fishing-grounds, all 

 within easy distance of the camp and within hear- 



