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way and before the annual plague of flies sets in. 

 And so it comes that the great bulk of the fish that 

 are caught there out of the first run of the ouananiche 

 do not rise to the fly-fisher's lures, but vulgarly seize 

 some of the plebeian baits already referred to, and are 

 yanked at the end of a stout rustic pole and line 

 in strong habitant hands from their native element. 

 In this ravenous spring and summer appetite of the 

 ouananiche for fish and flesh is found one of the most 

 striking points of difference between it and the sea 

 salmon during the latter's presence in fresh water. 

 The salmon remains without food during the whole 

 of its fresh- water habitat, if we can believe those who 

 tell us that its upward darts after insect life are dic- 

 tated by caprice rather than hunger. Whatever deep- 

 water feeding it has done in its winter-time of feast- 

 ing, the ouananiche is still apparently hungry when 

 commencing the ascent of the rivers flowing into the 

 lake that served it, as the sea the salmon, for gran- 

 ary, banqueting - hall, and winter quarters combined. 

 The flies that are most successful in the early spring 

 fishing for ouananiche are quite large, in fact or- 

 dinary salmon flies tied on No. 3 and No. 4 hooks, 

 and other flies in almost equally large sizes. Of 

 the former I prefer, in the order named, after careful 

 trial of many varieties, the Jock Scott, Silver Doctor, 

 Childers, and Durham Ranger ; and of other large flies 

 suitable for the dark, deep water where the fishing in 

 early spring is best, I have had the most reason to be 

 satisfied with the Professor, Queen of the Water, 

 Coch - y - bonddu, brown hackle, Grizzly King, Green 

 Drake, and, in dark days, the Coachman. For both 



