ANGLING FOR OUANANICHE 91 



the air. It took me quite ten minutes to land him, but of course 

 I handled him very carefully, not wishing to risk the loss of my 

 first good specimen. 



" The half-pound fish was undoubtedly of the second generation, 

 which shows that this valuable game-fish may be introduced into 

 many Canadian waters where it has not formerly existed." 



It is a well-established fact that ouananiche take 

 the fly all the season through at the Grande Decharge, 

 but not so readily after the middle of July as before 

 it. All through July and August, however, they are 

 taken upon the surface in many of the northern tribu- 

 taries of Lake St. John, and here some of the largest 

 specimens may be obtained fish weighing from four 

 to seven pounds. Such fish may be had in June in 

 the Decharge, five-pounders being then quite plen- 

 tiful and in best condition. Often they may be had 

 too in the latter part of August. But in the first 

 part of that month and the latter half of July the 

 fish in the Decharge are apt to run small, unless they 

 be sought in still heavier water, some seven to fifteen 

 miles below the grande chute. A description of these 

 waters, as well as of those in the great Northern woods 

 between lakes St. John and Mistassini, will be given 

 in the chapters devoted to canoeing and camping 

 trips. Meanwhile something must be said of the flies 

 suitable for fishing in the Grande Decharge. 



For the June fishing, when the water is high and 

 thickly colored, and the temperature somewhat low, 

 nothing better can be offered the ouananiche than the 

 large and gaudy salmon and trout flies recommended 

 for early spring use in the bays at the mouths of the 

 Ouiatchouan and Metabetchouan rivers. Under such 



