With fly-rod and camera . astic fishermen, but notcrazy fish killers. No, this rivei* is lucky, but some of the streamsneed a good many Avardens, replied William. Yes, replied Frere, you are right, and some ofthe most important ones at that. Take the Miramichiwaters, they are all fine salmon streams, but there is avast deal of poaching and unfair fishing done on them,and the number of wardens or overseers should be trebledat least. I have never fished on the Miramichi tributaries,said I, except during the outing we spent together onthem. I hear they are all fine streams. They are, said Frere,a
With fly-rod and camera . astic fishermen, but notcrazy fish killers. No, this rivei* is lucky, but some of the streamsneed a good many Avardens, replied William. Yes, replied Frere, you are right, and some ofthe most important ones at that. Take the Miramichiwaters, they are all fine salmon streams, but there is avast deal of poaching and unfair fishing done on them,and the number of wardens or overseers should be trebledat least. I have never fished on the Miramichi tributaries,said I, except during the outing we spent together onthem. I hear they are all fine streams. They are, said Frere,and the Southwest, North-west, Little Southwest and Sevogle are famous. Theyare early, too, the fish beginning to enter them aboutMay 24, and continuing to pass up until about the lastof September, * though very few are found running inAugust. They do not average as large as the Resti-gouche fish, some are taken of twenty-five pounds weight, ^ Frere for the remainder of this chapter is Philip Cox, Esq., of Newcastle, N. 62 ll/ith Fly-Rod and Camera, but the average is put at ten pounds; they are, however,very gamy, and afford the angler excellent sport. I suppose there are a good many taken, said Hiram,throwing a fresh log on the fire, and lighting his pipeanew. Yes, replied P>ere, the Government statistics arevery full, and I believe accurate. Last year, which wasbut an average one, 18,700 fish were exported from theserivers, which, averaging ten pounds, would give a totalof 187,000 pounds. In addition to these, large quantitiesfound a local sale, many others were taken by anglers,and a great many more by poachers, so that the annualcatch must be over 20,000 fish. About what time does fly-fishing begin? askedWilliam. As soon as the spring freshet subsides, and thewater eets clear, which is about the tenth or twelfth ofJune. The first fish are taken in Big Hole on the North-west, twenty miles above Newcastle, and eight above thehead of the tide. This is one of the finest
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