In the Muskoka Region Ig! 
run regularly from point to point 
taroueh the lakes; to Port Carling, 
distant twenty-one miles. But as we 
have placed the angler in charge of his 
guide, he had better work his way 
leisurely, and fishing here and there on 
his course, he can reach Port Carling in 
a few hours, as the distance is only 
about five toseven miles. When there, 
he will be at the head of Muskoka lake, 
add apparent depth to the waters, 
which are spotted here and there with 
islets of charming and inviting beauty, 
and affording the most delightful spots 
for camping out purposes. From a 
practical angling standpoint, it also has 
the quality of affording the best fish- 
Mere lie did to \me) This: :of itselé 
would settle the matter; but alas! an- 
other brother angler may visit the lake 

Bala Falls. 
and the foot of Lake Rosseau. Here 
is a busy point, for every craft that 
navigates the Muskoka lakes must pass 
through the Port Carling locks. Here 
also the angler will find most excellent 
black bass fishing, and big ones too, 
for they have been taken up to seven 
pounds in weight. They are caught in 
Silver Lake, about half a mile distant 
from Port Carling. 
Lake Rosseau is to me, at least, the 
most attractive of the three large ones 
composing the chain. Its banks are 
most picturesque, and the lake being 
narrower, the shadows from the hills 
and ill fortune may handicap his tour 
from start to finish. Were not such a 
condition always on tap how glorious 
an angler’s life would be. Elysium 
would seem to be a second-rate pasture 
field when compared with it. The 
fishing in Lake Rosseau I found to be 
excellent every day we spent upon its 
bosom. We fished from head to foot 
of it, catching all the fishes we have 
named, and then passed up Rosseau 
river and saw its beautiful little falls 
of the same name, and caught a trout 
or two from the foam of its falling 
waters. 
