Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . ing joined by the Arnold River a few rods from the outlet of Rush Lake,flows into Lake Megantic. During the summer months, particularly in a dry season, the entire lake,except the channel, is boggy, all the water thickly covered with lily-pads, interspersed with tall reedsand rushes,, the banks containing alder bushes, while here and there are arms and inlets forming bogs,some nearly a mile long, through which a boat can be pushed. It is in these bogs that so many deerand moose ha
Guide book to the Megantic, Spider, and upper Dead river regions of the province of Quebec and state of Maine .. . ing joined by the Arnold River a few rods from the outlet of Rush Lake,flows into Lake Megantic. During the summer months, particularly in a dry season, the entire lake,except the channel, is boggy, all the water thickly covered with lily-pads, interspersed with tall reedsand rushes,, the banks containing alder bushes, while here and there are arms and inlets forming bogs,some nearly a mile long, through which a boat can be pushed. It is in these bogs that so many deerand moose have been shot by jack-hunting during the early autumn, as they become valuable feedinggrounds during the period between sunset and the early morning. One can often see a deer or moose inthe afternoon or evening in these bogs, by paddhng up the lake. Duck shooting in Rush Lake is very fine during the migratory period, in the fall. Immense flocks ofducks frequent the lake, and rendezvous there overnight. The best time for the duck shooting is after themiddle of October, and up to the time the ice begins to Camping at Rush Lake (Fosters Clearin Fishing in the lake does not amountto much, owing to the inability to cast a113 on account of the rushes ; but at theuilet at the foot of the rapids is excellenttiout fishing in the mouth of June, whileill through the winter trout can be caughtthiough the ice at the head of the is very good black-bass fishingat the foot of Rush Lake, particularlywhere the Arnold River joins the will take the fly (Polka, Blue Bass,Silver Doctor, or Full-winged Ibis beingthe favorite flies) in July, aud minnows(live bait) at any time in the can be caught anywhere in thelake with a lauding net and a few crumbsof bread. A small trout stream entersone of the bogs at the upper right handcoiner of the lake, which is accessiblewith a boat, unless a particularly dryseason; and in this stream a mess of trout can be taken at
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