mon-fishing are: the trouble in obtaining 

 either a lease of a stream, or a permit for 

 the best part of the season ; the great dis- 

 tances to be travelled, and consequent loss 

 of valuable time ; and the expense as com- 

 pared with other sorts of out-door amuse- 

 ments. The Canadian Government exer- 

 cises complete control of the principal Sal- 

 mon-streams, both in their tidal and fluvial 

 parts. Leases are commonly given for 

 several years. 



In Canada, all Salmon-breeding rivers 

 are leased, inspected, guarded, and yearly 

 reported upon by a special commissioner 

 in the Department of Marine and Fisher- 

 ies. Salmon rivers are also Sea-Trout 

 rivers, and good fishing can only be ob- 

 tained, except in streams too insignificant 

 to be worth preserving, by taking either a 

 lease of a Salmon stream, or a license from 

 a lessee to fish one. 



Salmo salar is uncertain. Sometimes 

 he comes early and sometimes late ; some- 

 times he goes leisurely up the rivers, lin- 

 gering at the pools, in good mood for 



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