260 SALMONID^. 



Were this carried out, and, as the Superintendent says, 

 all the mill-dams removed, or fishways constructed 

 adjacent to them, protection being also afforded to spawn- 

 ing fish, most of the rivers in this district v^ould ere 

 long be plentifully stocked with, salmon once more. 

 The complete removal of the standing weirs along the 

 south side of the St. Lawrence, from St. Thomas Mont- 

 magny to Three Rivers is however a matter of equal 

 importance, as there is no doubt they have hitherto 

 greatly impeded fish ascending the river. 



When the tributaries of Ontario again abound in 

 salmon it will be interesting to know whether the Niagara 

 continues to remain deserted by them. 



The Canadian Salmon does not differ at all from ours 

 either in form, flavour, or habits, and the two may be 

 said to be identical, the solar being the only species of 

 the Salmonid^ which is common to both the Old and 

 New World. 



The "open season" is from the 1st of March to the 

 1st of August, and though the period of fly-fishing 

 extends to the 1st of September there is little sport to 

 be had during the last fortnight; nor is it at its best 

 earlier than the first week in June. At that time also 

 the fish are in their highest condition, of which there is 

 perhaps no better criterion than that of their colour, for 

 it will invariably be found that the deeper the red of 



