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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 {j^almo Ganor 

 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 I experienced in taking silver trout 

 arose from too many offei'ing for my flies 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 gladly received all the smaller trout. 

 There was a fleet of some sixty sail of cod fishermen in the 

 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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