The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-26

waves and my ouananiche has leaped up
to my feet and regained the water IN nm
instant A griIse - equaily Iii, utsnIopa ~,
at first but the grilse ,tires' ".i,e .ns
ouananiche IL like a buHo9g. ! ha.e sat
on a sharp rock pinnacle playing three
pound ouananiche for twenty minutes,
and It was an open question whether tne
fish or the seat OF the nsnerih ~ Iio US
ers would last the longer. When me
ouananiche has thrilled you sufficiently
by his somersauts IN midair ana ms mar
rowing bolts, he descends 10 the bot'oin
and sulks. Apparently he stanus on ms
head and strikes the line with his tall
at least this is your feeling, ana uhtIi
the spirit moves him 70 resume ms nc
tiVity, YOU can do nothing PUT Keep liz
line taut and pray that nothing may fINS
way. II is a genuine battle royal anu
nothing Is certain until, after peri;a,Ipss
three pipes-as the canoemeh reckon u ilH
the strength Of this peerless iish y,eir
TO the steady strain OF the rod aho - -
Indian slips the net beneath MN an
lifts him out OF water, defiant 10 ihe
last This is sport-picturesque' Vaiieu
and thrilling. .t
There is another and much longer Trip
covering from 80 10 300 miles ana III
Guiding % portages. From P0inte bi p,u
one ascends the Ashaup mouchoudh llle
river whore they watch the moose, Pdss-
ing around several beautiful calaracts'
one OF which yields fair nshing On one
. charming little Indian girl. VINO W.
combing her long black hair over n poor
Of water In the rocks-nature mirror.
She belonged TO one OF two lamHles
who were on their way to Hudson's BAY
and all through the afternoon they press
ed closely behind Us. the women DONG
their full share OF work with the paddles
They continued up the river. We left IT,
10 climb straight up a sandy DUN from
which we i0urneyed through the NORTH
ern wilderness. crossing seven different
lakes, one Of them sWarmng Win PIKE,
forcing way, at one stage alon&
shallow outlet underneath the alders,
and finally reaching a large lake known
as Lac "A Jim where n bear hunter had
erected trophy OF seven grinning bear
skulls near our camp.
There are ouananiche IN this lake. but
they prefer the spoon TO the Ny. There
are none in the Wassiemsko river where
the canoe shoots pcrilOusly downward
over rocky and shallow rapids, but the
hshermans spirits receive AT the next
camping place, the Tenth Falls or the
Mistassini. a magnificent rock stairway
smothered in foam, whore the ouananiche
dart at the fly from the Businesses OF
dark pools below. Thence down 10 the
Fifth Falls and to Roberval. a trip in
all Of from. seven to ten days. The trip
up the Peribenca may occupy from hYe
to ten days.
As to probabilities, every fisherman
has learned caution. The ouananiche Is
capricious but perseverance Will bring |
share Of sport which OF its kind Is un-
excelled. As 10 the practical questions |
~ expense, the Indians receive SD a |
d3y each. and the hotel management |
asks 10 for supplies for the men and |
- for the hsherman's board, making |
total cost Of So 80 day which cnciudcs |
the entire OUTFIT and the fishing priNil- |
eyes. Large catches are becoming rare. |
But the Ouananiche is an experience and |
q few such experiences will repay the |
true sportsman.