THE CANADIAN LAKES AND STEEAM8 



All eastern Canada is coTered ■with a fine forest and filled with, 

 beautiful lakes, which are so connected by ' carries ' and brooks, 

 streams and rivers, that the angler can lay out innumerable tours, 

 in as many lake and river systems, and cover hundreds of nules- 

 in the heart of the primeval forest, absolutely away from civiliza- 

 tion ; yet at all times be able to reach Montreal, Quebec or New 

 York in a few hours, or in a remarkably short period. 



The region in Quebec north of Montreal one hundred nules is 

 particularly interesting, as here there are many angling clubs, as. 

 the Shewinegan and the Laurentian Clubs. The latter's pre- 

 serve may be taken as an illustration. It covers many square 

 mUes to the north of Montreal, embracing a maze of lakes, streams, 

 brooks and forests, many of the former known only to the guides. 

 Some idea may be had of the country when I say that Mr. George 

 A. Weber, who has a seventy square mile preserve, last year found 

 two large lakes, the existence of which he did not suspect ; and the 

 year before when I was fishing with him, we discovered a charm- 

 ing lake abounding in game brook trout, which I had the pleasure 

 of naming Lac Weber. It is essentially a region of lakes. Going 

 north by train, one comes to Lac Perchaud, on which is ' Sana 

 Souci,' the summer home of Mr. Weber, on the edge of the 

 primeval forest. From here a carry of half a mile brings one 

 to Lac la P§che, on which is the attractive Laurentian Club 

 House. Here the angler secures his guide, canoe and provisions, 

 and starts north, fishing lake after lake as he comes to it, passing 

 three or four, coming at night to the first branch of the Club where 

 comfortable quarters and a good chef await him. Here one can 

 rest and fish, then move on north, repeating the experience. There 

 are several attractive clubs luring the angler on, and on, into the 

 land of the moose and trout. If he keeps on to the northeast 

 he comes to other clubs and to Lake St. John, the home of the 

 ounaniche, and the fine rivers which run into the Saguenay, the 

 home of the salmon. 



On down to Quebec we may go finding numerous lakes and 

 streams, and in the lower St. Lawrence too many rivers to 



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