2lfi FORES'^ LIFE IN AOADIE. 



to drop at the end of January, and all in firm condition. 



f Tliis would seem a curious delay of tlic spawning season : 



.; my Indian stated that trout spawn in early spring as 



I 'j. well as in the fall. They congregate at the head of a 



%f'» lake in large numbers in winter, and readily take bait, a 



piece of pork, or a part of their own white thi'oats, let 



down on a hook through the ice. In such localities they 



get a good livelihood by feeding on the caddis-worms 



which crawl plentifully over the rocks under water. 



TROUT FISHING. 



Before the ice is fairly ofl' the lakes — and then a 

 few days must be allowed for the ice-water to run otF — 

 there is no use in attempting to use the fly for trout 

 fishing in rivers or runs, though eager disciples of Walton 

 may succeed in hauling out a few ill-fed, sickly looking 

 fish from spots of open water by diligently tempting with 

 the worm at an earlier date. Indeed trout may be taken 

 with bait through the ice throughout the winter, but they 

 prove worthless in the eating. But after the warm rain 

 storms of April have j)eiformcd their mission, and the 

 >■ f. soft west wind has coursed over the surface of the water, 



••]i then may the fisher proceed to the head of the forest 



lake and cast his flies over the eddying pool where the 

 brook enters, and where the hungry trout, aroused to 

 appetite, are congregated to seek for food. 



" Now, when the first foiil torrent of the brooks, 

 :' Swell'cl with the vernal rains, is eljbed awiiy, 



And, whitenin_^ down their niossy-tinctur'd stream 

 ^ - ; Descends the billowy foam : now is the tinie, 



ii.-'-'-;V While yet the dark-brown water aids the yuile, 



'""'■■ To tempt the trout." 



