^^"^ GENERAL CONTENTS. 



Oll.VfTKIi X. 



The Salmon— Distance found from the Sea— Its Ascent of the Eapids— 

 Breeding in Fresh Water— Scarcity of Salmon in Ontario— Its 

 Irregular Distribution— Preference of Salmon for cold Rivers- 

 Proposed Restoration of Rivers of Ontario — " Open Season" — No 

 Rod-fishing in Upper Province— Beautiful Sail down the St. Law- 

 rence—The Thousand Isles — The Rapids — Quebec — Fishing 

 Licences — ^Rentals of Fisheries — Government Management of Rivers 

 — How taken — The Jacques Cartier — Rivers near Quebec — ^Mode 

 of reaching lower Salmon Streams — Salmon Flies — ^Fisheries of 

 Northern Shore of Gulf — The Saguenay and its Tributaries — 

 Principal Salmon Rivers below the Saguenay — Fine Scenery — 

 List of Fish killed in the Godbout and Moisie — ^Mischief done 

 by Spearing — Salmon Rivers of Southern Shore of the Gulf — The 

 Gasp(5 District — Its Rivers — Size of Fish — The Trout — ^Variation 

 of Colour — Instances of Transformation — ^Fishing Season — Average 

 Size of Trout — Trout not to be netted in Canada — ^Artificial Flies — 

 Falls of Montniorcnci — Trout Streams in Neighbourhood of Quebec 

 — The Lake-trout — Its Sluggishness — The Mackinaw Trout — Peculiar 

 to Northern Lakes — The Sea-trout — Artificial Fly for — Where to 

 be found — Good Sport — The White-fish — Peculiar to North 

 America — Description of Wliite-fish — Numbers taken — Supposed 

 Food of White-fish — Delicious Flesh — Worthy of Introduction into 

 this Coimtry 255—297 



CllAl^TKR XI. 



The Canadian Shad — Compared with that of Europe — Excellence of its 

 Flesh — Confined to the Lower St. Lawrence — Its Size and Appear- 

 ance — The Pike — Specifically identical with ours — Native of North 

 America — Widely distributed — Methods of Trolling — Habits of 

 Pike — Their Presence in isolated Waters — Ancient Ideas concerning 

 — The Masq'allong(5 — Derivation of Name — ^Its Resemblance to the 

 Pike — Its enormous Size — Habits — Capture of— Waters inhabited 

 by— The Carp— The Chub— The Bream— Bait fisliing for- The 

 Dace or " Shiner"— The Roach— Pishing Parties— The Sucker— 

 The Cat-Fisli — Its ugly Appearance — Prescience of coming 

 Storms 301—312 



