128 OBSERVATIONS ON A SALMON RIVER 



ten fish weighing 209 pounds. On the fol- 

 lowing day he had four weighing 119 

 pounds. On the 22nd he had twelve weigh- 

 ing 245 pounds, on the 23rd five weighing 

 93 pounds, and on the 24th nine weighing 

 197 pounds. 



From the records of 1886 I extract the 

 following : 



June 16th. The Hon. John Baring, now 

 Lord Revelstoke, five fish, weighing 38£, 

 3l£, 32£, 30£, and 22 pounds, a goodly aver- 

 age. On the following day Mr. Baring 

 caught seven, weighing 32 J, 25, 25J, 20, 18 J, 

 19, and 25 pounds. 



On the 22nd June I had rather an excep- 

 tional piece of good fortune. I had caught 

 a nice 25-pounder before breakfast close to 

 the Home Camp. In the afternoon I trav- 

 elled up to the Middle Camp, reaching my 

 destination about 5 o'clock. After tea, be- 

 tween 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., I caught four fish, 

 the only ones that I moved; they weighed 

 39, 33, 31, and 33 pounds. I have an idea 

 that for an evening's fishing this would be 

 difficult to beat. 



