. The emigrant and sportsman in Canada [microform] : some experiences of an old country settler : with sketches of Canadian life, sporting adventures, and observations on the forests and fauna. Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive. JiASS Sl'EAIilNa. 103 arf piirsuiiif? liitlicr imd thither shoals of bass which every now Mild tlieii rise to tlio surface of tlio water, i)lun^'o uiul roll fi>r a few sccoiids, iiiul then i)oars, but the wooden shaft soon causes it to rise to the surface a;,'ain, when iish and all are secured by the owner, t^triped bass average 8 or 10 lbs. in weight, but I
. The emigrant and sportsman in Canada [microform] : some experiences of an old country settler : with sketches of Canadian life, sporting adventures, and observations on the forests and fauna. Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive. JiASS Sl'EAIilNa. 103 arf piirsuiiif? liitlicr imd thither shoals of bass which every now Mild tlieii rise to tlio surface of tlio water, i)lun^'o uiul roll fi>r a few sccoiids, iiiul then i)oars, but the wooden shaft soon causes it to rise to the surface a;,'ain, when iish and all are secured by the owner, t^triped bass average 8 or 10 lbs. in weight, but I have frequently speared fish that weighed 20 and 30 lbs. They are fairly good fish on the table. I do not think the reason is (piite understood why the striped bass perform these antics at this particular time and place, and at this time and this place ouly. It has something to do, however, with the propagation of their species. I have more than once observed that when a shoal comes to the surface there is a slight milky discoloration of the water, which can only bo accounted for by the supposition that the male fish void their milt on these occasions. The llsheries are so marvellously rich in Canada, and fish of the choicer qualities are so abundant, that coarser varieties are passed by. The fresh-water fisheries, except salmon and shad, are almost entirely neglected. The striped bass are only killed for sport. Sturgeon, which are very abundant in the St. John river, are not caught at all. I do not know whether caviare can be made from the roe of this fish, but certainly isinglass could. The Canadian sturgeon {Acipemer Oxijrhynchus) is a fish of from 6 feet to 12 feet in length. It ascends the rivers in June, and may be seen at this season on fine evenings throwing itself out of the water. I believe it li »f 1 i : fiE' i Irft". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and
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