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back upon the river and walked up the bank 

 with his rod over his shoulder, dragging out the 

 fish by the " hair of the head." In one pool we 

 saw several large salmon, which we tried in vain 



to catch ; my companion C rose one to the 



fly and hooked it, but it broke away. This 

 proves that salmon in Vancouver will rise to a 

 fly, a fact which has always been disputed. As 

 soon as our spars were ready we shipped all the 

 smaller ones, and making a raft of the others, 

 towed them astern and returned to Esquimalt. 

 Our experience of the sport to be obtained 

 at Horseshoe Bay induced me, not long 

 after this, to go back there on a fortnight's 

 leave ctf absence. On this occasion I was 



accompanied by C , of her Majesty's ship 



" Repulse," my coxswain, and old Rose ; we 

 embarked on board a small steamer plying 

 between Victoria and Nanaimo, taking with us 

 a light skiff to carry us across to the islands. 



During this visit we were the guests of Mr. 

 and Mrs. Askew, of Horseshoe Bay, and enjoyed 

 some excellent sport, bagging in one day 



