The Dominion of Canada . In proportion to their size, theseouananiche are the gamest fish that swim. They arepeculiar to Lake St. John and its tributaries ; but hook arespectable ouananiche in the boiling waters of the GrandDischarge, and you have entered upon a fight as differentin comparison with other fish, as is that with a dark-coloured trout hooked in the heaviest rapids, comparedwith the half-hearted struggle of a dainty fingerhng in acrystal lake. In proportion to his avoirdupois, he cando more tackle-smashing, pound for pound, than any fishthat swims. His leaps are terrific ; he can g
The Dominion of Canada . In proportion to their size, theseouananiche are the gamest fish that swim. They arepeculiar to Lake St. John and its tributaries ; but hook arespectable ouananiche in the boiling waters of the GrandDischarge, and you have entered upon a fight as differentin comparison with other fish, as is that with a dark-coloured trout hooked in the heaviest rapids, comparedwith the half-hearted struggle of a dainty fingerhng in acrystal lake. In proportion to his avoirdupois, he cando more tackle-smashing, pound for pound, than any fishthat swims. His leaps are terrific ; he can give a blackbass long odds, and then show him points in highjumping. The maskinonge, though in many respects superiorto the pike, bears a resemblance to that fish and oftenattains a weight of seventy-pounds. It is popularlyknown in Canada as the lunge, and is to be found inthe rivers and lakes in the western portion of Quebec,among the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence and insome of the rivers and lakes of Ontario, 436. FISH OF THE PACIFIC Sass is found in abundance in the Maritime provincesand in portions of Ontario and Quebec, and is an objectof the greatest interest to the sportsmen of EasternCanada. If the salmon fishery in the river estuaries, and the sealfishery, which is carried on some distance from the shore,are excepted, the fishing industry of the Pacific coastmay be said to have received but httle attention in timesgone by, although undoubtedly it offers great scope fordevelopment. More attention is being devoted to it and^^ith the advent of capital it will certainly reach largeproportions. Halibut, black cod, candle fish (oolachan),anchovy, smelt, herring and other marketable fishesare to be found in great numbers. The outstanding feature of the British Columbiafisheries is the remarkable run of salmon which takesplace annually up the rivers. These salmon belong toseven different species, the four principal being thesockeye, quinnat. cohoe and steeDiead. The firs
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