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WHERE SALMON FISHING IS GOOD Canadian Maritime Provinces Have Splendid Waters for Sport of Kings Salmon fishing is known as the sport of kings and from this it may be inferred that it is not a pastime for the poor man unless lie happens to live near a good river has a pull with the lessee or a favorite gnardinn or knows a friend who can outfit him with the necessary rod and tackle and secure for him the fishing privileges privilegesThere There arc really plenty of places in New Iruns wlck or Nova Scotia where anyone can fish without much trouble or a great deal of expense lint it must bo remembered that the outfit for salmon angling is expensive The right kind of a rod costs good money Flies are not at all cheap while the casts and lines have equally ascended along with everything else in these days of rising prices pricesThe The visiting angler therefore miy t pay the price and the price varies Then are fishing clubs in Canada where only tho wealthy ones can foregather These are exclusive clubs where the qualifications for membership are largely governed by the com ¬ mercial rating of the members These arc men to whom money is no object in the pursuit of their favorite pastime pastimeThere There are other clubs maintained on more demo ¬ cratic principles where the fees are not so high There are clubs where visitors are made welcome and dubs that give fishing privileges for a moderate rod fee There are places where the individual can go without other restraint than the nonresident license in New Hrunsxvick 25 for salmon and 10 for trout in Nova Scotia 5 for three months or 10 for six months Itut guides and canoemen will be required and the expenses of camping must be taken into consideration considerationThe The expenses for transportation are after all the lightest part of it for splendid fishing can be ob ¬ tained at places that are easy to reach From Hoston to Yarmouth for instance is only a nights journey by steamer Trains of the Canadian Na ¬ tional Kailways leaving Yarmouth in the morning will convey the fishermen to the Mersey River or the Medway in half a day dayFrom From Montreal it is not a long journey to Mata pedia or to the salmon streams of Caspe From St John one can reach the Miramichi or the Ncpisiquit in New Itrtinswick or go through to Cape Prcton and fish on the Margaret There is good salmon fishing also at Mnsquodoboit not far from Halifax HalifaxIn In a word good salmon fishing is not so diMicult to obtain but it Uikes time and costs money It is the sport of kings kingsTrout Trout fishing in Nova Scotia and New Prunswick is a different proposition The average man at a reasonable cost can have plenty of the very best kind In Nova Scotia the wonderful chains of lakes uid connecting rivers especially around Lakes Keiljumikujik and Rossignol offer the best oppor ¬ tunities for an outing that can be made most en ¬ joyable This country is reached by the Canadian National between Halifax ami Yarmouth There is fine trout lishing at places along the line from Dart ¬ mouth N S to the Musquodoboits and some grand trout lishing in various places in Cape Itreton ItretonPrince Prince Edward Island has rivers that are excep ¬ tionally good for sea trout The Cains River in New Itrunswick is famous and so is the Charlo the lacquet River the Tabusintac and the Partibog PartibogThere There are many other places of course These are just a few of the most likely places The Maritime Provinces of Canada abound in attractions for the angler the big game hunter and the summer tourist A II Lindsay in American Field
