13 The American Salmon-fisherman. 



may reasonably be expected to show an increase in size as 

 well as in number. This fishing, though in water affected 

 by the tide, was with the fly, and was most successful in 

 the afternoon and on an ebb-tide. The water is fresh. 



Let us now assume that a gentleman bearing the time- 

 honored name of John Doe and three companions — four 

 rods in all, which is large enough for a party — are in 

 quest of salmon-fishing, and let us profit by their exam- 

 ple. 



Had our friend Mr. John Doe decided to try one of 

 these Maine rivers, he would have written to Mr. Still- 

 well, at Bangor, as to whom he should engage as attend- 

 ants, and for such other and further information as he 

 might require. And we have no doubt, since Mr. Still- 

 well is not only a thorough angler but an enthusiast in 

 matters pertaining to his office, that he would have 

 replied to Mr. Doe's request in that spirit of fellow- 

 feeling which always characterizes the true angler toward 

 his brothers in the art. And had Mr. Doe gone, he 

 would have remembered that the fishing-right cost him 

 nothing, that he was reaping a harvest he had not sown, 

 nor had he borne any part in the great labor and expense 

 of which it was the fruit. lie would also remember that 

 though the importance of restocking our depleted waters 

 with fish is daily growing in public appreciation, still the 

 time has not yet come when the needs of the work do not 

 tax its available resources to the elastic limit. He would 

 therefore have thought it graceful, to say the least, to 

 make some pecuniary contribution to further the work on 

 that river in the future. 



But sport rather than economy is Mr. Doe's object, and 

 tradition and his own inclination direct him to Canada. 



