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Title: With fly-rod and camera
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Samuels, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1836-1908
Subjects: Fishing Fishing
Publisher: New York, Forest and Stream Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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uldhere find a subject worthy of his greatest skill. A fewmiles up the river, at what is called the Middle Section,is one of the most magnificent pools in the Provinces. Continuing on up the river, the road soon becomesa mere path, and before many more miles are passed, theshores of the river become the only thoroughfare to bedepended upon. At the Three Forks one pauses for thefirst camping place, and he may here take all the seatrout, and good ones, too, that he can dispose of. Infact the pools are now all filled with these delicious fish,with now and then a specimen of the higher colored butless gamy spotted trout. At every cast in the largerpools one is likely to rise a salmon, so that it is betterto carry strong tackle along, and not depend on a lightsingle-handed trout rod. Near this point are the celebrated falls, two hun-dred feet in height, and beyond these the salmon do notpass. The ascent of the river may be continued for anumber of miles further, but when you have reached a
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284 JVith Fly-Rod and Camera. point where climbing is an effort of the most arduouskind and the river but a noisy rushing mountain stream,you will lose your enthusiasm. At Cape Clear, as it is■ called, you perforce come to a stop, and your ambitionwill lead you soon to turn about and return to the vil-lage. If you ever, visit the island, and I hope you will,when you leave Northeast Margaree on your return home,I advise, by all means, instead of returning to Baddeckby the road over which you came, to drive to Lake Ains-lee and thence to Whykokomagh on the Little Bras DOr,and thence by steamer to Baddeck. The scenery through-out most of this thirty odd miles to Whykokomagh issuperb. For the first five or six miles the road follows thewindings of the river, and I do not remember of any-thing elsewhere that can compare with the beauty of theviews to be had all along. The river intervale stretches away for miles in alldirections. Groups of graceful elms and maples dot ithere and there mo

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