The Canadian Sportsman and Naturalist 



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MONTR K A I,, MARl II 15th, 1881 





THE BEAUTIFUL GODBOUT; 

 The river known by this Dame enters the 

 sea on the north shore of the Lower St. Law- 

 rence, almost opposite Metis. We have had 

 the pleasure oi making two visits to it. God- 

 bout Buy, like many other localities on that 

 coast, — where some good clear-water rivers flow 

 into the sea — is, terrestrially speaking, com- 

 posed oi sand, mixed with decayed vegetable 

 substances, which make excellent soil lor the 

 inhabitants to produce potatoes, &c. Indeed, 

 Mr. N. A. Comeau, the resident guardian, 

 has cultivated a good garden behind his resi- 

 dence. The river has always had the repu- 

 tation of being good for salmon. On it, in 

 1875, the latter gentleman, in surface fishing, 

 made the largest score of salmon ever killed 

 by a single man in the world. This has 

 already appeared in Forest and Stream, we, 

 nevertheless, give it here, as some of our 

 readers may not have seen it. It is too good to 

 be lost : — 



Comeau's Salmon score on the Godbout: 

 Date. Fish. Weight. 



July 8 7 80 



9 57 634 



" 10 25 282 



" 11...1 34 361 



" 13 10 428 



" 14 25 253 



" 15 16 172 



" 16 37 394 



" 17 16 186 



" 18 28 286 



" 20 27 273 



'•" 21 13 124 



" 22 20 1.98 



" 23 6 63 



" 24 3 30 



" 27 3 33 



" 28 2 19 



* 31 1 26 



360 3842 

 Grilse 5 19 



365 3861 



Nature hag formed the rocky portion of the 

 Godboul to allow its waters to fall gradually 

 in some places, ma sellenl salmon 



rests, which are easily reached by an expert 



angler. A nervous man may, however, avoid 

 approaching the.-c lodge-, from fear of falling 

 into the rapid stream. But these places ;m- 

 familiar to the gentlemen who of late 

 fish the river. Each pool has it- nam'', and 

 several of the diltienlt places are now reached 

 by means of platform8, which are annually 

 fixed by the guardian. Allan Gilmour, I 

 of Ottawa, is the leasee >A thi< river. In 

 order to improve it, he, with excellent fore- 

 sight, purchased the land on each side as tar 

 as the upper pool. He is thus secured against 

 encroachment or poaching. A short distance 

 up, on the left side, stand.- the pretty building 

 called the " Camp," where the anglers - 

 during the season. It has several comfortable 

 bedrooms, and a dining-room ; the kitchen 

 and other out-houses are adjacent. Mr. Gil- 

 mour has evidently expended a large amount 

 of money on the improvement of this river. 

 There are shaded paths leading to the pools, 

 and where the river has to be crossed, :i con- 

 trivance consisting of two boats on a sliding 

 rope, is always at hand. In narrow pass 

 in the pathway, iron railings are fixed into the 

 rock on the river side, to prevent persons from 

 tumbling into it. In several places along the 

 path, pure spring water trickles from the rock. 

 At each of these springs, a glass or tin mug 

 placed tor the accommodation o[' '.he angler 

 when passing by. This river was the favorite 

 summer resort o\' the late Rev Or. Adam son, 

 who was extremely fond ot fishing. The little 

 cabin which for many seasons was occupied 

 by (he reverend gentleman, still stands near 

 Mr. Gilmour's " Camp," and by order of the 

 latter, it is annually repaired, in commemora- 

 tion o\' the angler. 



