16 SPORT IN NORWAY. 



The MAALS ELV is a fine salmon river, south of 

 Tromsoe. Its banks are thickly inhabited. I believe 

 the greater part, if not all of it, to be engaged. 

 Salmon run up thirty miles. The steamer stops at 

 Maalsnaes, at the mouth of the river. It is one of the 

 best-cultivated districts in Finmark. 



A few miles to the south of this there are two small 

 rivers, running out into the Fjord opposite to Kloven, 

 two stations short of Maalsnaes. 



The northern rivers are of course later than those 

 in the south. I believe the best time for the Alten 

 and the Tana is about the second week in July. 



" A knowledge of the waters, which experience alone 

 can give, is needful to insure success in the northern 

 rivers, otherwise days are lost in fishing places where 

 there are no fish. Early in the season the deep pools 

 below the fosses and rapids are best. Later on the fish 

 take to the strongest streams, and in autumn lie above 

 the largest fells and rapids. Here it requires nerve, 

 good boatmen, and stout tackle. In such places, by a 

 skilful stroke at the moment of hooking your fish, you 

 may succeed in turning him up stream, otherwise you 

 lose him to a certainty. It is hazardous work, and 

 requires experience." 



Game in Finmarken is principally confined to ryper, 

 hares, and ducks. The reindeer, of which many will 

 be seen, are for the most part tame, the property of the 



