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for salmon and probably for the fly fishing also at the mouth of 

 the Creek as at French Creek. 



THE COURTENAY RIVER 



This stream is of quite large size and used to be one of the 

 finest fishing streams on Vancouver Island. Of late years it has 

 been over fished and, while some sport may still be obtained, it 

 is not worth a special visit. 



It is on the line of the E. & N. Get off at Courtenay where, 

 there is hotel accommodation. 



COMOX 



This is a pretty little village situated on the sea close to the 

 mouth of the Courtenay River. There is a small hotel. 



The principal fishing is trolling in the mouth of the Court- 

 enay for trout and cohoes and in the bay for salmon of all sorts. 

 A few tyees come in there sometimes in August. 



THE OYSTER RIVER 



This is quite a nice sized creek, ideal for fly fishing. It is 

 situated about half-way between Courtenay and Campbell River. 

 There is no hotel accommodation but some of the settlers will put 

 people up. With the aid of a motor car it can be fished from 

 Courtenay. 



This creek used to be grand for fly fishing, the trout run to 

 good size and at one time a good sized- basket could be filled in a 

 short time. It has, however, sadly deteriorated and big catches 

 are seldom made. It is, however, still good at times and well 

 worth a visit if you are anywhere near. May and June are the 

 best months, the water gets too low in July unless there happen 

 to be some good rains. 



ALBERNI 



This place is situated at the head of the Alberni Canal and 

 is the terminus of the E. & N. Railway from Victoria. There are 

 hotels there. 



It is an excellent fishing centre for trout all summer and big 

 tyee salmon in September. Sproat Lake is only a few miles dis- 

 tant and Great Central Lake can be reached by motor car. There 

 are also several good streams in the immediate vicinity. 



GREAT CENTRAL LAKE 



This lake is about twenty miles long and between two and 

 three miles wide. It can be reached from Alberni in a little over 



