VI11 

 FISHING IN MUSKOKA, ETC. 



EXTRACTS from Notes. Friday." It has 

 been very hot to-day. We fished during 

 the morning in Blackstone Lake. Mac had a 

 35-lbs. maskinonge on his line. The incident was 

 remarkable. Having hooked a small bass, he was 

 playing it toward the boat, when this huge fish 

 struck, grasping the bass with a grip of iron. 

 During the afternoon I landed upon some of 

 the islands and shot about a dozen ruffed grouse. 

 My friend's catch for the day bumped the scale 

 at 30 Ibs. 



" On Saturday we went to Crane Lake, which 

 is a large sheet of water at the end of Blackstone 

 River. We flushed a huge crane, but saw no 

 duck. We landed more pickerel and bass in an 

 hour than we could eat, so, after a sleep under 

 the shade of some large trees, we rowed to Arcadia 



Island, where our guide prepared and cooked 



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