June, 1921 
FOREST AND STREAM 
271 
HAUNTS OF SALMON 
AND TROUT 
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A few weeks earlier another angler 
had been robbed, perchance by this 
identical bear. Having caught a fish, 
he carried it up the bank, and after 
covering it with boughs to keep off the 
sun, returned to his angling. Killing 
another shortly afterwards, he took it 
to the place where he had left number 
one. Alas, in the interval Mouim had 
come along, and departed bearing the 
angler’s prize. Yes, bears are mighty 
fond of salmon, though on the Pacific 
coast they seemed to prefer them a 
little high. 
A NOTHER New Brunswick river 
of which I have pleasant recol- 
lection is the Mirimichi. This 
stream waters a great extent of coun- 
try, and has several branches and large 
tributaries. As is the case with the 
Nipisiguit, the fish are small, but most 
sporty, and seeing that you must use 
small flies and the finest salmon tackle, 
you get about as many thrills as with 
heavier fish in less crystal waters. On 
Nipisiguit we used big Micmac birch 
canoes; on Mirimichi long pine dug- 
outs, but often the pools were fishable 
from the bank or by wading. Person- 
ally, I much prefer a wading river, as 
it gives the fish a better chance and 
the odds are not so long in favor of the 
fisherman. 
The earliest rivers in Canada are 
those of the western part of Nova 
Scotia, the Port Medway being one of 
the best. There I found myself early 
one fine May, installed just at the out- 
let of Ponhook Lake, at a place called 
Maitland. My best take was three 
salmon in a day, but I nearly always 
got one. This was the only Canadian 
river in which I have hooked smolt. 
These are the young salmon on their 
way to the sea, from whence they will 
return in a very few weeks as grilse. 
They are about the size of Nol herring, 
beautifully silvern, with scales that 
come off on the slightest handling. On 
the Port Medway they were extremely 
numerous; on other rivers they usually 
pass down before angling begins so 
that the fisherman does not make their 
acquaintance. 
Noel Glode was my canoeman, and a 
first-rate fellow and capital fisherman. 
Before I had any luck I had to send to 
St. John for flies with orange- bodies 
and mallard wings, orange being the 
great medicine on this stream. As a 
rule, Jack o’ Scots, Silver Doctor, 
Ranger, Black Dose, Fairy and one or 
two other standard patterns, in at 
least three sizes, suffice, but occasion- 
ally you come across a river where 
local prejudices have to be consulted. 
On the Port Medway you must have 
an orange-bodied fly, and on the Miri- 
michi a sober confection known as the 
“Grey Monkey” is deadly. The oody 
of this fly is of grey pig’s wool, with 
mallard wing, a topping for tail, and 
silver twist. 
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