4 OBSERVATIONS ON A SALMON RIVER 



its banks are covered by a thick virgin forest 

 of fir trees and birches. It is a fast-running 

 stream with many rapids but no falls and 

 is about eighty miles in length from its 

 source to where it empties into the Bay of 

 Chaleurs. 



This bay was named by Cartier who 

 welcomed its genial climate after his voyage 

 through the ice-fields. 



There is a road along the left bank of the 

 river for fifty miles which was constructed 

 in part by the Cascapedia Club in 1914 in 

 order to preserve the spawning beds from 

 horse-drawn scows employed in taking pro- 

 visions to the lumber camps. 



The upper river and its branches are the 

 spawning grounds of countless salmon and 

 sea-trout, for the Grand Cascapedia is 

 justly celebrated for its salmon fishing and 

 holds the record for the heaviest average 

 weight of fish among the Canadian rivers. 



The salmon spawn during the latter part 

 of October and early in November and the 

 spawning grounds are chiefly above Middle 



