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ago abandoned the habit of fishing before break- 

 fast, under the fallacious idea that neither trout nor 

 salmon are ever so voracious as during the very 

 early hours of the very early morning. A trout 

 or salmon pool will yield just as handsome returns 

 between the hours of eight and ten as between 

 the hours of five and seven, if it remains undis- 

 turbed. A great many experts will probably dis- 

 pute this statement ; but if they will experiment 

 as long and as faithfully as I have, they will agree 

 with me, and by acting upon the discovery they 

 will find themselves happier if not better men by 

 contentedly enjoying their morning rest rather 

 than encountering the raw morning air in their 

 haste to secure the fish which would just as will- 

 ingly and as surely come to them after breakfast. 

 In making the twenty odd miles which inter- 

 vened between our extemporised camp and " The 

 Forks," we encountered at least a dozen rapids 

 which it seemed impossible that our canoemen 

 could surmount. North "Woods guides, with all 

 their skill and intrepidity, would deem it absolutely 

 necessary to " carry round " these formidable ob- 

 stacles. And, with their boats, they would be 

 obliged to do so. But these bark canoes seem just 

 adapted to overcome these tumultuous waters. It 

 is hard work, and requires a quick eye, a steady 

 hand, a firm foot, and a wonderfully nice appre- 



