▁and ▁fly ▁fish ing ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁most ▁easily ▁accessible ▁ ▁of ▁river . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁Price ▁Brothers ▁company ▁operated ▁a ▁private ▁fish ing ▁club ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁Mars . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁dam ▁limited ▁access ▁to ▁sal mon ▁and ▁allowed ▁tim ber ▁to ▁float ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Following ▁major ▁seed ing ▁and ▁development ▁work , ▁including ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁fish way ▁for ▁sal mon , ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁sport ▁fish erm en ▁of ▁the ▁Mars ▁river ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁fish ing ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Now ad ays , ▁Contact ▁Nature ▁Riv ière - à - M ars ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁which ▁man ages ▁fish ing ▁on ▁the ▁À ▁Mars ▁river ▁and ▁explo its ▁the ▁mig rat ory ▁pass ▁with ▁interpretation ▁site ▁of ▁Atlantic ▁sal mon ▁and ▁sea ▁tr out . ▁You ▁can ▁enjoy ▁a ▁sal mon ▁and ▁sea ▁tr out ▁interpretation ▁trail , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁window ▁for ▁under water ▁observation ▁of ▁the ▁sal mon ▁thanks ▁to ▁its ▁mig rat ory ▁pass . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁During ▁colon ization , ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁the ▁first ▁colon ist ▁to ▁sett le ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁was ▁named ▁Mars ▁Sim ard , ▁hence ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁of