SALMON FISHING IN LABRADOR. 195 



my curiosity and inquiry. Some were several inches 

 long in the body, and were commonly used in Galway 

 for early morning or late evening fishing. 



Those projecting an excursion to the distant wilds of 

 Labrador should pay particular attention to arriving 

 there at the correct season. As to specifying a day or 

 a week, that is perfectly impossible, for as long as the 

 water is impregnated with snow not a fish will be 

 taken ; and, of course, the lateness or earliness of 

 spring, which frequently varies one or two weeks, 

 must receive consideration and guide your steps. The 

 first few days after the salmon commence to run flies 

 of a large size are more successful, but as the season 

 advances their size must be reduced. 



The next morning, bright and early, found us again 

 upon the river. The number of seals which I had 

 seen the previous evening induced me to take my rifle, 

 with the intention of having a little practice during 

 the noonday rest. The rocks in the estuary appeared 

 a perfect nursery of these curious animals, and from their 

 numbers and well-known destructive habits, immense 

 quantities of salmon must be annually destroyed to 

 satisfy their fastidious and insatiable appetites. I have 

 since found out that the Habitants (persons of French 

 extraction) frequently pay visits to this locale for the 

 capture of these valuable Amphibia, their oil and skins 



