ANGLER PLAYING SILVER SALMON IN . BRITISH COLUMBIA 



8. Wasliin^hn 

 and Bfiiifsli Mumm 



FOR ALMOST half a century the waters of Discovery 

 Passage around the mouth of the Campbell River, Brit- 

 ish Columbia, have been the mecca of many enthusiastic 

 salmon fishermen. While spawning beds tributary to the 

 Campbell are extremely limited, the fact remains that each 

 year during the late summer a heavy run of unusually large 

 spring salmon takes place. These big springs are called "tyee" 

 by the coast Indians, which in their tongue signifies "great 

 leader, champion, or big shot." 



Along the northern Pacific coast of the United States this 

 salmon is known as the king salmon, or chinook, and is the 



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