142 NEW BRUNSWICK. 



It is extremely interesting to stand on the rocks over- 

 hanging the river and watch the salmon, their every 

 motion distinctly visible, and their nnmhers readily 

 counted. When one is casting the fly, his companion 

 can see the fish move to take it, and call out when to 

 strike. Salmon seem to rise very slowly and deliberately 

 and can be observed of a bright day together in crowds, 

 holding their own against the current with a scarcely 

 perceptible effort. Not one in a hundred will notice the 

 fly ; ordinarily nothing but the fins are in motion, but 

 occasionally an individual will give a flirt and turn up 

 his side, which flashes like silver through the water. 



We fished the Camp, the Falls, the Eock and Cooper's 

 Pools with great success ; the fish were numerous, fine 

 conditioned, large and strong. We had many a fierce 

 contest ; often was our line run out for seventy yards ; the 

 fish made splendid leaps and rigorous rushes, but we lost 

 very few, as there was but one bad place. That was 

 below the Falls Pool, where a stake had caught in the 

 middle of the current ; I found its locality by losing a 

 fine grilse and a casting line. 



The days wore on most pleasantly ; salmon occupied 

 all our thoughts. The first thing in the morning we 

 looked for salmon, then we fished for salmon, then we 

 breakfasted on salmon, and then again fished for them ; 

 then made flies to catch them, next dined on them, again 

 fished for them, and then supped off them, and lastly 

 dreamed of them. But the happiest and longest of sum- 

 mer days must end ; our time came to return, and the 

 camp was struck. 



The river is quite evenly divided between the various 

 stopping-places, and it is almost exactly three miles 



