The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15
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n ~ of my trip to Gains River
~ uirimachi waters OF New
tvick after sea salmon,
.olmon are apparently the same
: nj fish as our land-locked sal
oply they are much larger
ror lighters. and have free ac-
. the ocean. There are two
~ arnns of sea salmon. Those
.ome from the ocean into fresh
rivers to spawn in the fall and
that come in the spring.
former are often spoken of as
,oun or black salmon, for they
a distinctly bronzy appearance.
MN To the very headwaters of
irers to lay their eggs from the
Il sqptember to the early part of
pr and after spawning in the
is1 drop back into the deeper
until the ice breaks up in the
when they begin their journey
n the sea. As the Hood waters
and begin to warm up they
| the rivers entirely and it is at
this time that the summer sal
ar bright salmen run up and
lejr eggs and in their turn run
4 about the time the dark sal
home back in the fall.
has always puzzled scientists to
|uDon what the sea salmon lived.
he'd the stomach of every fish |
and in none OF them was there
rafe of food. This discovery,
IN as their long, lankey built
me to believe they never feed
their pilgrimage to fresh wat
Moreover they are never known
se either natural or artificial
minnows, they are caught ex-
ey by casting with artificial
Except when illegally taken in
II is the accepted theory that
strike out of anger at the fly
! than TO obtain food. Surely
mail fly would hardly recon-
them for their terrific smash"
|uy take
nr said. All Gaul is divided
w parts. So with salmon.
are Grilse and salmon. They
Belong to the same species. A
Is a small salmon, of less than
Iunls weight. Everything over
IVnds is salmon. The small
or grilse. are looked upon with
b by the New Brunswick fish
much the same as we regard
Or sinners here while on a trout
tVry peculiar thing is that al
never is a female grilse taken,
kH rarely a male or "hook-bill"
b. The reason why the grilse
are all males Is that at the
! the first season after Matching
+ salmon, large and small, go
sea The small females re-
there until they are ready to
back and spawn-at about six
5 The small males, however,
back with every run. Just
p small a proportion of large
kalmon are taken | do not know
now will tell how to get to
ace where from the first to the
\ Nay tlhe nearer the first week
Fttfr one can take real, man
Salmon on a fly until his writs
pms are literally exhausted each
|Os the midnight train at Water
PM arrived at Fredericton the
moon That night | had the
pleasure Of going to the home of
ffry Allen, who is the presi-
p the New Brunswick Guides
Patton and the sole leasee from
|vernment OF Gains River. While
formed a friendship with him
5 nephew, George Allen, a won
guide, and his charming fam
Next morning, bright and early,
|aloe and complete equipment
|Oaded on the train and with 1t
|ent from Penniac through Nc
\ Junction to Gains River on
+ K, where we unloaded at
Enge Our equipment consist
tent. mattresses, blankets,
c1alrs. tables dishes, oil stove
Pa. We had fresh fruit, pre-
ginger, sweet chocolate, a ham,
eggs bacon fresh pork, canned
F. pears, pllms, and cherries.
potatoes. onions, cabbage tea.
eoeoa. Hour, corn meal. and
aore-and then as though Mr..
naq not done enough for me,