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successful fisher that ever cast a fly on its waters. One of his feats 

 was the killing of twenty-two Salmon, at the Grand Falls station, in 

 one morning, before 10 A. M. ; and then only put up his rod to keep 

 from outscoring his friend Cooper, who continued to fish until noon, 

 and killed the same number. 



I have been told that Major Rock, of the British army, one day 

 killed thirty-five Salmon and Grilse before dinner, in fishing from 

 Chain of Eocks to Kock Pool at the Grand Palls, a distance of two 

 and a half miles, wading most of the water. Messrs. Nicholson, 

 Spurr, Garbut, Fiske, and other anglers of St. John, have had splen- 

 did fishing on the Nipissiguit, not to mention Sir Francis Head, Lord 

 Howard, Messrs. Penant, Law, Clerk, Hagert, and others whose 

 names I cannot recall, as well as the- native anglers about Bathurst. 

 Amongst the anglers fiom the States, Mr. Cadwalader, of Philadel- 

 phia, once made a splendid score of large fish, in the latter part of 

 August. 



This river carries six rods ; it is now leased by Messrs. Nicholson 

 and Spurr of St. John, and Mr. Sergeant of Philadelphia, each of 

 whom share the fishing with a companion of their own choosing. 



During the month of July 1863, the pools at Papineau Falls, seven 

 miles above Bathurst, were fished by Capt. Brown and Lieut. Davis, 

 of the Royal Artillery, who killed ninety-nine fish, including Grilse. 

 The Grand Falls station was leased the same season, from the 8th to 

 20th of July, by a young Scotchman, who on his way around in the 

 steamer from Quebec to Dalhousie, had picked up an Englishman for 

 a fishing companion. They killed, during their stay, seventy-six 

 Salmon and two Grilse. 



Having read, talked, and speculated much on the subject of Sal- 

 mon-fishing, I determined, though disappointed in the pleasure I had 

 anticipated in having the company of a friend with whom I had 

 projected the trip, to make a pilgrimage to the Nipissiguit. By 

 request I kept a diary, for the entertainment of some old Trout- 

 fishing friends. As it may interest the reader, I quote from it as 

 follows : 



