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a half of the river. Sometimes the best trout are caught in the 

 salt water itself and it is worth while to try the salt water 

 with a good-sized Silver Doctor or Jock Scott, as you are quite 

 likely to hook a cohoe once in a while. 



After the middle of July the trout fishing is best some 

 miles up the river, where most excellent sport can be obtained. 

 Camping is then necessary. 



While most of the standard flies are fairly good, the best 

 are probably the Teal and Red, Teal and Blue, Parmachene 

 Belle, Silver Doctor, Royal Coachman. 



SALMON RIVER 



This is quite a big stream up which it is possible for an 

 expert to take a canoe quite a number of miles. The mouth of 

 the river is tidal and has fishing both for trout and salmon very 

 similar to Campbell River, though the tyees are hardly as plenti- 

 ful. 



ADAMS RIVER 



This is a small creek about fifteen miles up the coast from 

 Salmon River. Some good trout can be taken at the mouth in 

 May and June. / 



BEAR RIVER 



About ten miles above Adams River and much the same only 

 a bit bigger. 



THE NIMPKISH 



This is a good sized river running out of Nimpkish Lake. 

 It is situated right across from Alert Bay, where there is a hotel. 



The river itself is only a few miles in length but those few 

 iniles contain a vast number of rainbow, cut-throats and Dolly 

 Vardens, besides salmon of all sorts in the fall. 



The only way to fish the river properly is to get a good 

 Indian at Alert Bay and let him take you up in a canoe. 



It is a good stream pretty nearly always until the salmon 

 tun: after they once commence little fly fishing can be done, but 

 good fish can still be caught by spinning. 



In the salt water at the mouth of the river there used to be 

 nearly as many tyee salmon as at Campbell River. They have 

 been pretty nearly all killed off, but an odd fish is still to be had. 

 September is usually the best month for salmon. 



NIMPKISH LAKE 



This is a fine big lake. There is no hotel nearer than Alert 

 Bay. Camping out is necessary, unless one of the logging camps 

 will put you up. 



The lake has some very large trout, which can usually be 

 taken by trolling, but good fly fishing can be had in summer at 

 the mouth of any creek running into the lake. 



