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has many tributaries which abound in salmon, the prin- 

 cipal one being the Ste. Marguerite, in which thirty fish a 

 day may be taken by a single rod, but unfortunately 

 these waters are now let on a long lease. It is a 

 curious fact that no salmon are found in the main stream, 

 although it is one of the largest rivers flowing into the 

 Gulf. 



The best and most important salmon rivers lie below 

 Saguenay mouth, and are as follows: the St. Pancras, 

 Misissiquihak, the Grand and Petite Bergeronne, the 

 Escoumins, Portneuf, Blanch, the lovely Bersimis (now 

 given up to the Indians), the Papinachois, Outardes, 

 Manacouagan, St. Austin, Manitou (or " Great Spirit"), 

 the Godbout, Trinity, Pentecost, Ste. Marguerite en bas, 

 the Moisie, Trout, St. John's, the Mingan (fished by 

 Prince Alfred), the Natashquan, the Musquarroo, the 

 Esquimaux, and lower part of the Netagamu. In such a 

 variety of rivers it may be well imagined that every kind 

 of ground is encountered, trying the piscatorial skill, and 

 the bodily energy, of the most experienced fishermen, and 

 presenting a succession of truly beautiful scenery: the 

 soft and picturesque as well as the wild and grand. 



Sometimes the banks are clothed with dense wood, so 

 close to the water's edge that it is necessary either to 

 force a passage through the tangled forest, or, at the risk 

 of being swept away by the rapid current, to leap from 



