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mon-trout of the lakes, the brook trout, the silver or sea 
trout, which I believe to be the brook trout, the white trout, 
or land-locked salmon, the large brown trout (Salino Cana- 
densis), the Mackinaw trout, the winninish, and the red trout 
of Long Lake. All these fishes have the adipose second dor- 
sal, are pinky-meated, and the laminary flakes are separated 
by a thin curd or creamy substance. 
The real salmon of different waters do not differ so much in 
shape and surface-marks as do either the brook trout or the 
lake trout, though old fishermen in Canada can distinguish 
by the appearance of a salmon to what river it belongs; so 
they say, at least. Twenty-five salmon of some rivers will 
fill a barrel, while of those from other rivers from forty to 
fifty are required; but the variety in size constitutes the 
chief difference. 
Our little party continued to take trout daily at the mouth 
of the St. John for nearly a week, until a schooner was pre- 
pared to convey us to Gaspe. The silver trout is indeed 
beautiful, being plump and round, with its polished sides 
glistening brightly with a satin sheen which sparkles with 
glowing lustre in the light. Its superior condition renders 
it plump, the meat very pinky, and the play very vigorous. 
The only drawback that [experienced in taking silver trout 
arose from too many offering for my flics at a time, and the 
little ones generally succeeding in obliging me to play and 
land them, when I had seen larger ones coveting my flies, 
and leaping at them for a taste. It was surprising to note 
the excitement which fly-fishing for trout produced among the 
cod-fishing families. Men, women, and children followed us 
along the river, and eladly received all the smaller trout. 
There was a fleet of some sixty sail of cod fishermen in the 
“ce 
place, and their hired hands “ shammed Abram to be idle” in 
order to see us take trout on our flies from the surface of the 
water. It was an easy matter to take in two hours a barrel 
of trout running from half'a pound to four pounds. The wa- 
ter was so perfectly clear that we could occasionally perceive 
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