120 LAKE SUPERIOR. 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE finest trout-fishing in the world is to be ob 

 tained at Lake Superior ; although larger fish may 

 be killed in the lakes and streams of Maine, and 

 greater numbers in the brooks of New Hampshire, 

 Vermont, New York, and Pennsylvania, nowhere is 

 to be found the same abundance of trout, averaging 

 above two pounds, and wonderfully game and vigor- 

 ous, and nowhere a more beautiful region to explore 

 or pleasanter waters to fish over. The entire rocky 

 shore of the lake, along both coasts, is one extensive 

 fishing-ground, where the skilful angler can at any 

 point find delightful sport; the innumerable tribu- 

 taries, large and small, of the British or American 

 territory, unless shut out by precipitous falls, are 

 crowded with myriads of the speckled beauties ; 

 and the rapids at the outlet furnish trout of the 

 largest size. 



The true mode of enjoying the sport is by camp- 

 ing out, when the adventurous sportsman roams 

 from point to point and river to river, from camp- 

 ing-ground to camping-ground, at his own unre- 

 strained will, varying the sights and sounds of 

 beauty that are ever present in the wilderness ; but 

 excellent fishing can be had at numerous places. 



