.■316 SALMON FISHING IN CAJVADA. 



the Falls. On one visit there, in 1833, I saw a salmon leap 

 "Ut of the -water, in crossing at the ferry, and so near the boat, 

 that I conld scarcely be mistaken as to the fish. The fishermen, 

 who s\Ycep the fine beacli on the Canadian side, at the mouth of 

 the Niagara, with their nets, told me that they never take any 

 salmon. 



It is remavkaljle that salmon will not rise at a fly, either natural 

 or artificial, in salt v.-ater ; nor is there any instance known, I 

 bielieve, of their being caught there with any other bait. Swim- 

 ming aljout in the brackish "water of the estuaries of rivers, they 

 will nrit touch the same fly at -which they may rise greedily, 

 |-ierhaps, the next dav, when the-^' push up the fi-esh stream. The 

 .St. Lawrence fish will not take a fly in tlie tide-water of their ovm 

 )■i^•er, nor even in Lake Ontario. 



Salmon, like many other animals, are subject to the attacks 

 of parasitical enemies, which cling to their skin or infest their 

 intestines. I have repeatedlj' catight fish fresh fnim the sea with 

 the .Uoiioriiliis ])isc/iiiis adhering to their skin. This insect drops 

 nff after a day or two's residence in the fresh water; but they 

 often jiick up am_ithcr still more troublesome companion in 

 the rivers — the Lcrmra So.liiioiiei'i, which clings to the gill, 

 co-\'ers, and often materially oljstn-icts the lireathing of the fish. 

 They are fi-eed from this annoyance as soon as they return to 

 the sea. Tape worms are very often foimd in the stomach and 

 intestines. 



This fine fish is amongst the most cherished objects of the 

 angler's pursuit ; and successful salmon-fishing with the rod 

 ,-md hue will, prol^aWy, alwaj^s rank amongst the most exciting, 

 absorbing, and delightful .sports that mortals are permitted to 

 enjoy. 



A zealous angler may be allowed to eulogise his art even 

 before a Literary Society, for his amusement is one of the hand- 

 maids of science, and has already contributed not a little to 

 increase the knowledge stored up in the depr.rtmeiit of Natural 



