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ascended the river, but its upper waters and tributaries most 

 likely furnish good fly-fishing* 



The Metapediac— To get to this river, if approached by 

 way of St. John and Bathurst, one must go to Dalhousie, and 

 from there to Campbelltown, where the angler will have to 

 engage such canoe-men as he can find. Most likely half-breed 

 Indians, who are not generally reliable as regards sobriety or 

 honesty, nor are they always good canoe-men. This, it is 

 said, is a fine river for rod-fishing. 



The Casoapediacs. — These rivers, both the Little and 

 Great, as well as the Bonaventure, are on the northern shore 

 of the Bay of Chaleurs. To fish them it is necessary to get 

 boats, canoe-men, and stores at Bathurst, and cross the bay in 

 a sailing-craft. 



In going from Shediac to Bathurst one crosses a • great 

 many rivers, some of them quite small, that not many years 

 ago abounded in Salmon. On some of these there was, no 

 doubt, formerly fine rod-fishing. 



At Bathurst, as will be observed by the map, there are 

 thi'ee rivers flowing into the little bay which forms the 

 harbor. The most northerly is called the Tittigouche ; on the 

 map it is printed Jittingouche. This was a fine little river 

 at one time, but a mill-dam a mile or so above its mouth, 

 now limits the range of Salmon and Sea-Trout to that 

 distance. There is even now fair fishing at the dam, and at 

 one or two pools below it on private property ; these casts 

 are two or three miles from Bathurst. The Middle Eiver, 

 which is crossed by a long bridge connecting Bathurst proper 

 with the " Village," on the north side, has a few stray Salmon 

 to run up a short distance, but no rod-fishing. 



* The Ristigouche, with the exception of one of its branches, the Meta- 

 pediac, the Casoapediacs, and the Bonaventure, are within the Canadian 

 boundary. 



