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because on such days they rise nearer the surface 

 and are able to see the bait farther. If the wind is 

 strong or the boat moving rapidly, they will not 

 bite ; in fact, the boat should not be sailed or rowed 

 faster than three miles an hour, and a common 

 hand-line of fifty or a hundred yards is sufficiently 

 good tackle. They are persecuted by the aborigines, 

 who capture vast numbers for winter use ; but we 

 never caught more than a dozen in a day, as we 

 never fished exclusively for them. 



Goulais Bay is one of their favorite haunts, and 

 we were soon made aware of their presence. I had 

 the pleasure of striking the first, and felt some 

 anxiety, it being a new species to us, till he was 

 safely gaffed and landed. He weighed four pounds 

 and a half, and we fairly feasted our eyes over his 

 beautiful shape. Don soon had one still larger, and 

 we took six while crossing from the headland of 

 Gros Cap to Goulais Point. They differed a little 

 in size, the largest being six pounds, but not in 

 shape or appearance, and were in their way as ex- 

 quisite a collection of fish as ever were taken. 



We could doubtless have killed many more if we 

 had wished to remain for the purpose ; but the Har- 

 mony River, our destination, was a long way off, 

 and the sun was running across the sky at a rapid rate. 



We stopped to dine at Goulais Point, and took 

 advantage of the opportunity to bathe ; the water, 

 close to the shore where it was shallow and had 

 been heated by the sun's rays, was warm, but occa- 

 sionally streaks cold enough almost to freeze the 



