Rangely Lakes in Maine and the Nepigon 

 River emptying into Lake Superior. On 

 September 29, 1883, a New York gentle- 

 man hooked at one cast in the rapid waters 

 of Rangely two Brook Trout, both of 

 which he landed in safety and whose 

 united weight was sixteen and one-fourth 

 pounds — a deed without a parallel. These 

 were not Lake Trout, but the genuine 

 Brook Trout — Salmo fontinalis. The 

 weight given is accurate, although anglers 

 who follow only the brooks and know 

 nothing of the wonderful Maine waters 

 will find it a difficult figure. 



The Adirondacks still offer some good 

 Trout-fishing, and the streams of Quebec 

 and the Muskoga Lakes of Ontario are al- 

 so excellent ground. Beyond these there 

 is very little good trouting in the East, and 

 the many beautiful lakes and streams in 

 New England and New York that were 

 once teeming with Trout now offer only the 

 charms of solitude and lovely scenery, for 

 the fish are gone. 



The Superintendent of the New York, 



