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Canadian Sportsman and Naturalist. 



No. 2. 



MONTRKAL, FEBRUARY 15th, 1881. 





ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. 

 I!,. If S., CJ it a vkniiimist, O. — All She North 

 American deer arc supposed (<> be described. 

 Vim will find correct information from the 

 Game Nomenclature which we are publishing. 

 The deer you mention may be forms of Caribou 

 or monstrosities. Semi us drawings of the 

 horns, which may lead to a determination. 



SALMON AND SEA TROUT RIVERS OF 

 QUEBEC. 

 Passing onward from point to point on the 

 north shore of the St. Lawrence, where Salmo 

 salar occur annually, we will, in this instance, 

 make a few remarks on additional localities 

 where the noble fish is taken sometimes abun- 

 dantly in nets, but scarce in rivers in the 

 immediate vicinity. Omitting the St. Mar- 

 guerite, Mr. Price's river, a tributary of the 

 Saguenay, which is well known to Canadian 

 and American anglers, we will glance at a 

 narrow river entering the Bay of Esquimaux. 

 A few salmon visit this river. There is a 

 saw-mill near its entrance, and the bay has 

 no depth at low tide. At one time it was 

 considered dangerous for schooners to enter it 

 on account of large boulders, but of late they 

 have been removed by the Government, and it 

 is now a fair harbour for small craft in bad 

 weather. A few hours sail further down, the 

 angler reaches Baie Mille Vaches, a long 

 stretch of sand beach, near the east end of 

 which the Portneuf River enters the St. Law- 

 rence. Although the latter river is only deep 

 for a short distance, it has one pool where 

 salmon and sea trout visit. A saw-mill was in 

 operation at one time above the pool, but the 

 timber is exhausted, and it may now be made a 

 permanent salmon river, by removing the dam 

 to allow the fish to go up to spawn. Near this 

 river, there is a good sea trout fishing place, 



called Saul t-au-Mouton, where excellenl 



may he had in June and .Inly. Now, to reach 



this place, it will be necessarj to take the train 

 from Point Levi to either Riviere-du-Loup or 

 any station between tie' latter station and 



Then hiri' a boal with a pilot or guide to 



the St. Lawrence. Make for Portneal I.' 

 put up camp, enjoy the Bcenery, prepare for 

 fishing, sand-flies and mosquiti 



TROUT RIVERS AND LAKES OF QUEBffl . 



The best trout stream north of Montreal i~ 

 called the Black River. It takes it source from 

 a Lake called Lac a hi Oroix, aboul ten miles 

 from Mr. Leprohon's bouse, at the com mi 

 ment of the colonization road leading to the 

 Matt a wan. It is not expensive to reach this 

 gentleman's residence, when' accommodation 

 and supplies can be obtained. The rive: i 

 day's ride from the village of Joliette. It con- 

 sists of a series o\' pools and lakes from the 

 entrance into the Laurentian Mountains, until 

 Lac Sauvage is reached, the latter lake being 

 near its source. The following is the Edit - 

 score of Brook Trout taken on the Black River. 

 The fish averaging from a quarter to a half- 

 pound each : — 



June 15th, forenoon, 36 lbs. 



" " afternoon, 20 " 



" Kith, forenoon, 22 lbs. Rod broken. 



" " afternoon, 35 lbs. 



*' 17th, forenoon, 20 lbs. 

 •' " afternoon, 1(1 lbs. 



" 10th, forenoon, 30 lbs. 



" " afternoon, 25 lbs. 196 lbs. 



Several miles of the river can he fished from 

 its banks, and parts o\' it may be waded. The 

 upper portions are composed o\' a series 



lakes or ponds all of which teem with silver- 

 scaled trout, but it is necessary to have a canoe 

 or raft to fish from, therefore, it would be well 

 to take an axe and auger; with these a rait can 

 be put together in a short time, as there is 

 plenty of dry wood accessible. Any kind of 



