18(5 FAMILIAR FISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE 



must not be overlooked, since if fish will not bite 

 even when tempted in all ways, one must await their 

 pleasure. Often it is only after repeated trials that 

 the value of a promising spot can be decided. 



The Canadian Government now obliges intending 

 nonresident fishermen to obtain a license or permit 

 before fishing in any waters of the Dominion. This 

 does not apply to the St. Lawrence River, however. 

 The license costs $5 for three months, and $10 

 for six months, is non transferable, and must be 

 renewed annually. Members of any fishing club 

 located in that country are exempt. A local fishing 

 warden will be found in each district to demand and 

 issue licenses. 



The illustration of a fish found on the opposite 

 page shows clearly the proper name applied to each 

 fin, as well as to the different parts of the body. 

 While it is not absolutely necessary to know the 

 various names applied to the fins, it is well to learn 

 them, as constant references are made to them in 

 almost all books on fishing. 



There is never any necessity for ignorance of 

 the points of the compass when in the woods 

 that is, during daylight as Nature provides several 

 methods of determining them. Nearly all trees will 

 be found to have a strip of moss along the trunk. 

 It is a known fact that in three quarters or seven 



