242 TROUT AND SALMON 



the Salmon will begin to go through the air over his head in 

 quick succession." 



Dr. Morris states that from the Penobscot River, in Maine, 

 to Hudson Bay, Salmon enter almost every river on the 

 coast, but south of the Straits of Belle Isle the sawdust and 

 dams in the streams of the lumber region constitute most 

 serious obstacles to their progress and existence. But "the 

 time is coming when twenty rivers on the Maine coast will 

 have their mills so managed in the interest of the Salmon 

 that they will rival the historical streams of Europe. In 

 Washington County alone there are six rivers that Salmon 

 now ascend every year." 



THE OuANANiCHE, 1 whose name is of Indian origin, and 

 is pronounced win-nan-ish', is a fresh-water Salmon, dear to 

 the heart of every angler who has ever brought one to gaff. 



It is fondly spoken of as the "Leaping Ouananiche," and 

 frequently as the Landlocked Salmon. It is neither more nor 

 less than a fierce-fighting, fresh-water understudy of the At- 

 lantic salmon, which if not self -restricted to fresh water 

 would hardly be described as an independent species. When 

 first taken from the water, it has "a beautiful peacock-blue" 

 color, which disappears at death, changing to the light-gray 

 back and sides and silvery belly of the Salmon. Although 

 called "landlocked," this fish can, and sometimes does, live 

 in salt water in the mouth of the Saguenay River, for ex- 

 ample. 



The Ouananiche is a fish which loves rapids and rushing 

 water as a mountain sheep loves crags and precipices. Be- 



1 Sal'mo ouan-an-iche 1 '. 



