BIG TROUT OF THE NEPIGON 



bee may be fished by the people of the province, and 

 by any non-resident who pays the h'cense fee ot $i 

 per day, or $io for the season, which is required of all 

 those non-resident anglers who are not themselves 

 lessees of Government fishing waters, or members of 

 fish and game protection clubs holding one or more 

 such leases. 



The angler for the big brook trout of Canadian 

 lakes and rivers may make choice of a great variety 

 of tackle. I have had sea-run specimens of fontinalis 

 no larger than those I should love to kill on a five- 

 ounce rod seize the fly with which I was endeavoring 

 to raise a thirty-pound salmon. How spitefully have 

 I dragged them by main force with my salmon-rod 

 and tackle on the sloping beach out of the water that 

 they were so ruthlessly disturbing ! At other times, 

 and under different circumstances, I should have con- 

 sidered that I had drawn a prize out of the pool. On 

 a seven to nine ounce rod these freshly run sea trout 

 give splendid sport. Many anglers kill them with 

 grilse rods, and enjoy the fun, too. 



The big trout of inland waters may be killed none 

 too soon for some fishermen with just such tools as 

 those already described. When lighter ones will do 

 the work I have no use for the heavy rods. One ot 

 nine ounces, short and stiff, is not too heavy for troll- 

 ing purposes. For bait I recommend the use of one 

 of seven to nine ounces ; rather longer than the troll- 

 ing rod, and not necessarily quite so stiff. Even for 



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