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then we turned out our spoil upon the deck ; the baron and 

 captain admired them so much, that they insisted on weigh- 

 ing them before one was committed to the gridiron, and their 

 united weight was found to exceed eighty pounds. Of their 

 exquisite flavor, fresh as they were, and immediately after 

 the wholesome exercise in the invigorating air of the sea and 

 of the mountains, it is only prudent to be silent." 



In the month of May there is fine sport to be had in taking 

 these fish in the Nipissiguit at the head of tide, three miles 

 above Bathurst. In my visit to that river I was too late for 

 them, and only took an occasional fresh-run Trout, but not 

 of large size, in the pools above the "Eough Waters." In 

 the ' Basin," a mile and a half below the Grand Falls, these 

 fish collect in great numbers, at the mouth of a small brook 

 which trickles in over a beach of gravel ; but they are not 

 large here, and, having been some time in fresh water, have 

 lost their brilliancy and resemble Brook Trout, a few of 

 which are also taken at the same place. I have taken thirty 

 pounds here in an hour with a Salmon-fly of ordinary size, 

 and only stopped because they were so easily caught that 

 there was no . sport in it. At the " Falls Pool," a hundred 

 yards below the Grand Falls, they are often a nuisance, 

 seizing the fly which in a moment more might have induced 

 a rise from a Salmon. As they are not large there — seldom 

 exceeding a pound and a quarter, and not valued much after 

 they are caught, their frequent intrusion is vexatious. A 

 red-bodied, red-winged fly, wrapped with gold tinsel, is the 

 most captivating, and even when torn by their sharp teeth, 

 as it soon will be, it is still preferable to a new one of plainer 

 colors. I have no doubt that a piece of red flannel tied at 

 the head of the hook would answer the purpose, and better 

 than a well-dressed' fly of less glaring hue. 



It is a source of regret that I was not early enough in my 



