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in April, May, July and August. The P. G. E. Lakes are pretty 

 good all summer. For a camping out party the head of the 

 Skagit is hard to beat in July and August. 



In the Interior: Paul Lake in May, June and September. 

 Pinanton Lake, June and early July and September. Fish Lake, 

 July and September. Shuswap Lake, April and May for trolling ; 

 May and June for fly fishing. Slocan Junction, Proctor, Fry 

 Creek near Kaslo, Goat River, St. Mary's River, all in July and 

 August. 



OPEN SEASON FOR FISHING. 



The laws regulating the period during which fishing is 

 allowed are made by the Dominion Government at Ottawa and 

 are fixed l)y Order-in-Council. These orders are extremely com- 

 plicated, some of them bearing on the whole Province, others 

 only to certain streams or lakes, so that to be on the safe side 

 it is advisable for any person who is not thoroughly acquainted 

 with and up-to-date in the laws to make enquiries from some 

 Dominion Fishery officer. 



The principal laws with regard to seasons prohibit all fish- 

 ing for trout from November 15th to March 26th, west of the 

 320th Meridian (between Ducks and Kamloops), east of that 

 November 15th to May 1st. 



Steelheads over five pounds and dolly vardens may, how- 

 ever, be fished for at any time in any of the big lakes of the 

 interior. On Vancouver Island there is a special season for 

 steelheads which closes on March 25th. On the mainland, steel- 

 heads over two pounds in weight may be caught at any time 

 in tidal waters, and the same applies to dolly vardens. 



Trout under eight inches in length must be returned to the 

 water. The limit of trout per day is twenty. Salmon may be 

 caught for sport at any time. 



Non-residents must take out a non-resident fishing license, 

 the fee for which is $5.00 per season. 



