Nfpigon River Fishing 



ing the laborious Pine Portage, brings the 

 day well on ; and after an upward mile or 

 so of smooth but strong water, the guides 

 gladly land for the night at the broad, flat 

 rocks on the lower edge of the Great 

 White Chute. Here the most picturesque 

 rapid on the river forms, by the drop at 

 a right angle of Lake Emma over a low 

 but rugged trap ridge. The water bounds 

 in great billows straight across the river, 

 striking square at a cliff on the east shore, 

 and shooting a powerful recoiling current 

 both upward and downward. Two or 

 three great fish, but not more, may be 

 taken at night and morning, leaping out 

 of the boiling white among the blocks in 

 the corners, where the surges bear away 

 from the shore. 



There is no need of battling for the last 

 half-day against the mighty sweep of the 

 shallowing river over broad Victoria Rap- 

 ids, when a chain of side waters with a 

 little easy land transit leads up to Camp 

 Minor, within sight of the Great Falls. 

 This point commands a number of smaller 

 pools and quick runs ; and as it is within 

 easy reach too of the Falls, no better place 

 can be chosen for a permanent camp. 

 Here the quality of guides is put to the 

 test. The lazy one pitches wherever he 



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