78 FISH HARVESTING. 



green, sides pinkish-yellow, belly white, profusely 

 speckled over with minute black spots. 



This trout lives everywhere, and is to be met 

 with in the lakes and rivers in Vancouver Island, 

 in all streams flowing into Puget's Sound, and 

 away up the western sides of the Cascades. Cross- 

 ing to the eastern side, and descending into the 

 valley of the Columbia, again he puts in an ap- 

 pearance. Climb the western slope of the Rocky 

 Mountains up to the summit, 7,000 feet above the 

 sea-level, there too he lives always hungry and 

 voracious. These trout are very delicious, vary- 

 ing from eight ounces up to three pounds in 

 weight. 



My first exploit in fishing for trout may be 

 worth relating : I was sitting on the bank of a 

 stream that rippled gaily on its rocky course, down 

 the western slope of the Rocky Mountains ; and 

 which, here and there lengthening out into a long 

 stickle, and curling round a jutting rock, lazily 

 idled by the grassy bank ; anon leaping a sudden 

 fall, and widening into a glassy pool. Butterflies 

 gambolled and flitted recklessly ; dragonfli.es clad 

 in brilliant armour waged cruel war on the lesser 

 forms of winged life, chasing them everywhere. 

 The busy hum of insects, the air fragrant with the 

 forest perfumes, the murmur of the water, and 



