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fellow of three pounds ; another and another followed 

 suit, till over a dozen white struggling beauties lay 

 upon the foot-boards. I am convinced, if we had re- 

 mained and devoted ourselves to this sport, that we 

 could almost, between the two rods, have loaded the 

 boat ; but nobler game was in prospect, and splendid 

 fishing was resigned for sport in prospective. 



Before leaving the white trout, a few words on 

 its habits and characteristics may not be inappro- 

 priate. Along the coast of Labrador and Prince 

 Edward's Island, about the mouth of the numerous rivers 

 that flow into the St. Lawrence, they are to be found 

 in immense numbers, visiting the various streams about 

 the time, or perhaps a little later, than the salmon. 

 Their size varies from one-and-a-half to six pounds, or 

 even more. They spawn in fresh water, like salmon, 

 which they much resemble in shape and habit. They 

 are greedy feeders, easily hooked, and not fastidious in 

 their taste ; and, for their weight, are second to no fish 

 in the world for their persevering, determined efforts to 

 escape, jumping frequently several feet clear of the water, 

 and using every effort to tax the angler's skill. 



In appearance the sea-trout* is much like the Salmo 

 salary and when cooked it would be difficult to tell the 

 two apart. In fishing for them, the same skill in the 

 * The sea trout of America and Britain are different species. 



