16 OBSERVATIONS ON A SALMON RIVER 



Mr. It. G. Dunn took a 54-pound salmon 

 on June 20, 1886, 4J feet in length, 28 

 inches girth, with a tail spread of 14 inches. 



On June 13, 1892, Hon. Victor Stanley 

 landed a 53-pound salmon; and in 1901 

 Mr. E. W. Davis was credited with a fish 

 weighing 52 pounds. 



There was a 54-pound salmon taken in 

 1920 in the Judge's pool on Mr. Douglas' 

 water, below New Derreen, by Mr. Nadeau. 



I had a good day on the New Moon in 

 June, 1920 — eight fish weighing 228 

 pounds, an average of 28J pounds. 



33, 35, 32, 27, 27, 26, 26, 22 pounds. 



There is no doubt that the scores of early 

 days could be duplicated now if as in those 

 days there were no restraint on fishing the 

 upper waters. 



During the sixteen years from 1894 to 

 1909, 3440 salmon were taken on the Club 

 waters. 



Of these fish 64 weighed 40 pounds or 

 more; 595 fish weighed from 30 to 40 

 pounds each and 141 tipped the scales at 



