HINTS ABOUT SALMON FISHING. 

 By Chas. A. Bramble. 



Salmon fishing is caviare to the multitude, 

 and yet it is so far ahead of any other fish- 

 ing that it seems a pity more anglers can 

 siot enjoy it. Unfortunately, salmon rivers 

 are not found near any of the large Ameri- 

 can cities. Moreover, they are, if at all ac- 

 eessible, worth a great deal of money. The 

 cost of reaching them is very considerable 

 and salmon tackle runs away with much 

 money. It is a game for the wealthy, and, 

 into the bargain, requires a good deal of lei- 

 sure time. 



The salmon rivers of Eastern America, 

 with the exception of the Penobscot, are all 

 north of the Canadian boundary line. 

 Twenty years ago it used to be a tradition 

 that salmon would not rise in any of the riv- 

 ers flowing into the Bay of Fundy, and it 

 was thought that no good fishing could be 

 enjoyed excepting upon such streams as dis- 

 charge into the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. 

 Now, we know better. The Tobique, a large 

 tributary of the St. John, flowing into that 

 river from the central and mountainous re- 

 gion where it has birth, gives excellent 

 fishing to the members of the Tobique Sal- 

 mon Club. 

 / Again, the St. Croix river, which during 

 She greater part of its length forms the 

 boundary between the State of Maine and 

 the Province of New Brunswick, yields a 

 few fish to the fly each season. Also, the 

 many rivers flowing into the Atlantic along 

 the Labrador and Newfoundland coast are, 

 as is well understood, excellent rivers, though 

 the former are so inaccessible that few have 

 thought it worth while to fish them. 



Salmon seem to require an education be- 

 fore they will take the fly. The ordinary, 

 tminstructed fish of the wilderness invariably 

 rise poorly until they have been whipped 

 over for a few seasons. The rule sems to 

 be, that the more a river is fished, the more 

 free rising the salmon; wherein they differ 

 from trout, which become very shy in a 

 much-fished stream. 



On account of its proximity to the large 

 cities of the Atlantic seaboard, New Bruns- 

 wick has been most sought, and is, conse- 

 quently, better known than either Quebec 

 or Newfoundland. All the rivers of the 

 Province are leased, with the exception of 



the Quatawamkedgwick, a branch of the 

 Restigouche. This latter stream is kept as 

 a spawning ground for the Restigouche, as 

 most of the salmon turn up this branch when 

 seeking their spawning beds in the fall. 



NEW BRUNSWICK RIVERS. 



A list of the New Brunswick Salmon Riv- 

 ers, giving the prices paid for them, and 

 the names of the lessees is as follows : 



{To Expire on March i, 1907.) 



RESTIGOUCHE RIVER— From Mouth of Up 

 salquitch to Toad Bk. Harry B. Hollins, $300 per 

 year. 



RESTIGOUCHE RIVER— From Tracy's Bk., to 

 Little Cross Point. Archibald Rogers, $1,000. 



RESTIGOUCHE RIVER— From Little Cross 

 Point to Quatawamkedgwick River. Archibald Rog- 

 ers, $1,000. 



RESTIGOUCHE RIVER— From I. C. R. Bridge 

 up to Mouth of Upsalquitch, and from Toad Bk. 

 to Tracy's Bk. Restigouche Salmon Club, $6,400. 



RESTIGOUCHE RIVER— The Rafting Ground 

 Reserve. Fred. W. Ayer, $50. 



PATTPEDIA RIVER— West Bank. Restigouche 

 Salmon Club, $100. 



{To Expire on March 1, 1912.) 



TOBIQUE RIVER— Tobique Salmon Club, $50. 



NEPISIGUIT RIVER— From Mouth up to 11- 

 Mile Tree. Edmund B. Osier, $500. 



NEPISIGUIT RIVER— From Great Falls ' to 

 Head of River. Goerge E. Armstrong, $60. 



NEPISIGUIT RIVER— From 11-Mile Tree up 

 to Great Falls. George West Jones, $405. 



NORTHWEST MIRAMICHI RIVER— From 

 Little Falls to lower line of Lot A. Miramichi Fish 

 and Game Club, $100. 



NORTHWEST MIRAMICHI RIVER— From 

 Mouth of Big Sevogle to Little Falls. Miramichi 

 Fish and Game Club, $70. 



NORTHWEST MIRAMICHI RIVER— From 

 upper line of Lot C to Flaherty Brook. Miramichi 

 Fish and Game Club, $75. 



NORTHWEST MIRAMICHI RIVER— From 

 Flaherty Bk. to the Heads of River. Miramichi Fish 

 and Game Club, $110. 



LITTLE SOUTHWEST MIRAMICHI RIVER— 

 Dr. A. G. Gerster and Moses Williams, $150. 



JACQUET RIVER AND BRANCHES— Thomas 

 Malcolm, $50. (This stream is particularly good for 

 trout.) 



BIG SEVOGLE RIVER, AND PART OF THE 

 NORTHWEST MIRAMICHI— Jacob Weidman, 

 $140. 



UPSALQUITCH RIVER AND BRANCHES— 

 Thomas Malcolm, $1,600. 



RENOUS AND DUNGARVON RIVERS— James 

 S. Neill, $80. 



QUEBEC RIVERS. 



Quebec has more large salmon rivers than 

 any other of the Canadian Provinces, and 

 many of them are wonderfully good. Unfor- 

 tunately, however, some rivers that once were 

 excellent now hardly hold a fish. • Practically 

 speaking, there are no tributaries of the St. 



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