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Lawrence above Quebec City that amount to 

 much. Down the Gulf the good rivers are 

 nearly all leased, and the angler should be 

 wary of listening to the fairy tales that are 

 spread by interested parties who have sal- 

 mon rivers to lease that do not contain 

 salmon. 



The rivers flowing into the Bay Chaleur 

 from the Gaspe peninsula are the pick of the 

 lot, the Grand Cascapadia being second to 

 no river in the world. It used to be reserved 

 for the use of the Governor General, but has 

 been leased of 'recent years to the highest bid- 

 der. The fish run large, even larger than 

 those of the Restigouche, 35 to 40 pound 

 salmon being abundant. 



The Bonnaventure is another noble river. 



The northern shore of the St. Lawrence 

 has some famous waters, including the Na- 

 tasquan, and the Mingan. A list of all the 

 rivers on the north shore would occupy too 

 much space, and, moreover, would be of lit- 

 tle service to the wandering fisherman, as 

 they are mostly leased for long terms of years. 



NEWFOUNDLAND RIVERS 



Originally there never was a better coun- 

 try for the fisherman than the Island of New- 

 foundland. Salmon thronged every river, 



unless prevented by falls they could not sur- 

 mount, but for a couple of hundred years the 

 settlers did all they could to bar the rivers 

 with nets, and seemingly tried to catch the 

 very last surviving salmon in many of them. 

 But about twenty years ago a change for the 

 better set in, Admiral Kennedy, of the British 

 Navy, having been largely instrumental in 

 bringing this about, through his indefatigable 

 exertions in the cause of protection. 



Within the last ten years Newfoundland 

 has been discovered by the American salmon 

 fishermen, and now it is becoming quite 

 fashionable to put in a month or two on the 

 island in the summer. 



The partial protection that has been af- 

 forded the rivers is already having its effect, 

 and the fishing is improving steadily. 



The salmon are of a fair size, and are in- 

 creasing in weight, doubtless because they 

 are now permitted to live longer lives than 

 formerly. The best rivers in the vicinity of 

 the Newfoundland railway are the Great and 

 Little Codroys. Harry's Brook is another 

 capital stream. The Humber is also a mag- 

 nificent river ; and the same may be said of 

 the Exploits and Gander. These rivers are 

 all most accessible, and by many of them, 



POLING UPSTREAM ON THE RESTIGOUCHE. 



