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gorge in which the river is lost. In a single after- 

 noon I have taken as many as eight or ten magnificent 

 fish, weighing from four to six pounds each, and afford- 

 ing even more sport than salmon of similar weight would 

 have done. 



After three years' experience in Basse fishing at 

 Niagara, I would recommend any one angling there, to 

 take his boat across to the American side of the river 

 in preference to remaining on the Canadian shore, and 

 to anchor under the fort, not too far from the bank, as 

 these fish always take more readily in-shore than in mid- 

 stream. 



In a place such as this, it is best to anchor, but 

 ordinarily the boat should be pulled gently along, the 

 angler having out a line of considerable length, as the 

 passage of the boat over the feeding-grounds disturbs 

 the shoals, which will not again return to them until it 

 is some thirty yards away. 



The best hours for fishing are from daylight to about 

 eight A.M., and again about three in the afternoon ; at 

 the latter hour they begin to feed, and up till dusk 

 may generally be taken in abundance. 



In very deep water they are rarely to be moved at 

 all. I have tried every kind of bait and fly out on 

 the Lake, but never succeeded in hooking a single fish 

 at any distance from land. 



