198 



GAME AMD FISH RESORTS, 



June, take steamer from Quebec or Riviere du Loup, on the Inter-colonial ^^^ 

 way, on Saturdays or Wednesdays, to Tadousac and CMcontimi. Thence find 

 steam conveyance on a tug to the Upper Saguenay, Go to Savard, the French- 

 man, and engage a canoe and two men to take you to the camping ground at the 

 '* Grand Discharge," five miles above. You can troll for big piJce while going up. 

 Sleep at the foot of the Rapid de Gervais. N ejtt day cross the rapid and tisfi for 

 winninnish, about a mile up the river at the top of the rapid. The men will show 

 you an island, near which lies a rock. Fish oflF that rock. Next day go up the 

 main branch of the river to another place, and return so as to be at Ghicontimi 

 by Wednesday or Saturday afternoon. Take medium sized flies — yellow ; black 

 wings and yellow body ; grey ; red body and grey hackle ; brown wings and 

 black body j these are the best colors, the yellow and black prevailing. 



Sag-uenay County — 



The Godbout River is one of the best salmon streams in the province, and a 

 favorite resort for anglers. 



The Moisic Riuer which empties into the St, Lawrence Gulf, eighteen miles 

 east of the Bay of Seven Islands, is one of the best salmon trout streams in the 

 world. Take steamer from Tadousac, to Moisic at the mouth of the river. 



Soulanges County— 



Coteau du Lac, Fine bass fishing in the St. Lawrence, and good duck shoot- 

 ing at this point. Reached via the Grand Trunk Railway, thirty-six miles from 

 Montreal. 



La Prairie. A good place for bass fishing in the St. Lawrence. Seven miles 

 from Montreal, on the opposite side of the river. 



8t, tFoltn's County — 



St. Joht^s. There is very good fishing in the Richelieu, particularly at SL 

 John's, Chambly, Beloeil, and near Sorel. A beautiful silvery fish, called by the 

 French La gueche^ is taken in large numbers at Beloeil, in July and August. The 

 best bait is the grasshopper. They are sometimes taken with the spoon, and will 

 also, it is said, take a bright red trout fly. Black bass, dore, pike, perch, sunfish, 

 rock bass, a small kind of sturgeon, pickerel and whitefish are abundant. St, John's 

 is an easy distance from Montreal ; there is an excellent English hotel there, and 

 those who have pleasant associations with foreign climes, will enjoy a stay in a 

 thoroughly French family hotel, clean and aiiy, with good cooking and moderate 

 charges. The pleasantest spot to fish on the Richelieu, however, is at Chambly, 

 at the foot of the rapids. The " Basin " affords fine boating, and there is a good 

 hotel there, kept by a Frenchman. 



SlterhrooHe County — 



Oxford Lake. A very beautifiil body of water lying along the southwestern 

 base of ilount Oxford, fitteen miles east from Waterloo, and six miles west of 

 Magog ; contains silver lunge, from two to five pounds in weight. In Hopp's 

 Pond, one mile south of the lake, are very large speckled trout. One mile and a 

 half south is Brown's, or Mulligan's Pond, an indifferent water for trout. South 

 from this is a chain of small lakes but little visited, as most of them contain 

 pickerel. 



Black River. Ten miles north of Waterloo, a pleasant drive all the way, 

 has large speckled trout. On the way out, several good trout streams are passed 



Wolfe County — 



Lake St. Francis, in the midst of lofty wooded mountains, is an excellent fish 

 ing ground. Reached via. Levis and Kennebec Railroad to St. Francis, thence 

 stage thirty-six miles. 



Stanstead County^ 



Magog. The village of Magog is pleasantly situated on the outlet of Lake 

 Memphremagog, and is twenty-one mites east from Waterloo, sixteen from Sher- 

 brooke, eleven miles from Avers Flat, a small station on the Passumpsic Rail- 

 road, and thirty miles north oi Newport, Vt. It is connected with the first named 

 places by a daily line of stages, and with Newport during the summer season by 

 the little steamboat Lady of the Lake, which makes daily trips. Asa Hubbard 

 keeps a good hotel, called the Park House, between which and Mt. Orford six 

 miles awav, are several good trout streams, with Orford Lake and Hopp's Pond 



