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On the 5th July, fishing the Home pools, 

 I caught seven, weighing 28, 28, 22, 28, 8, 

 33, and 25 pounds, and lost three. On the 

 10th July I caught in the same pools four 

 fish, weighing 35, 28, 25, and 38 pounds, and 

 next day two, weighing 29J and 30 pounds. 



On the 15th July Lord Alexander Rus- 

 sell caught nine fish, weighing 32, 30, 30, 25, 

 20J, 23, 28, 29J, and 9| pounds. 



Passing to the season of 1887, when we 

 did not reach the river until nearly the end 

 of June, I note that on my first day, the 

 27th, I had eight fish, weighing 22, 22, 28, 

 33, 24, 27, 25, and 23 pounds, on the Home 

 pools; and next day, on the same pools, 

 eight, weighing 18, 25, 22, 23, 28, 38, 37, 

 and 18 pounds. 



The staff also did well, H. S. securing on 

 the 27th, on Limestone, nine fish, weighing 

 32J, 28, 21, 23, 11, 33, 23, 26, and 21 pounds; 

 while on June 28th H. A., on Jam Rapids, 

 had ten, weighing 27j, 24, 13j, 26, 8, 27, 20, 

 28, 27J, and 24J pounds. 



On July 1st, fishing the Middle Camp 



