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May until the end of September. The dolly varden are either 

 caught with bait or a small spinner. 



Most of the fishing is done from rafts, of which there are 

 several. 



The Clearwater runs from the lake to the Cheakamus. It 

 is nothing much more than a narrow branch of the lake with 

 little current. It is often the better of the two. 



ST. ALICE LAKE 



This is a fair-sized lake some two or three miles back from 

 the line of the P.G.E. It can be reached best by the trail from 

 Cheeki, where there is some accommodation to be had. 



The fish, which are mostly cut-throats, do not run to a 

 large size, but are extremely numerous, and it is a simple mat- 

 ter to get all you are allowed to catch. Most of the water is 

 too deep for fly fishing, though there are spots suitable. It is 

 essentially a bait or trolling lake. June and July are the best 

 months. 



ALTA LAKE 



Alta Lake (about iy 2 miles long) is thirty-eight miles from 

 Squamish on the P.G.E., and at an altitude of 2200 feet. This 

 lake is the centre of a chain of five lakes, the others being 

 Green, Alpha, Nita and Lost Lakes, in all of which there is 

 excellent fishing and are within walking distance of Alta Lake. 



With regard to accommodation, there is an excellent log 

 hotel called Rainbow Lodge, on Alta Lake, whose proprietor 

 and his wife also are experts in both fishing and shooting. The 

 lodge is situated right on the shores of the lake and, with the 

 magnificent scenery and high altitude, it is an excellent place to 

 spend a week's holiday. 



Trains stop right at the doors of the Lodge. With regard 

 to the best time to go there. Fish can be caught as soon as the 

 ice goes out, which is generally sometime in April, until it 

 freezes up again. Mr. Philip, the proprietor of the Lodge, 

 rather favours June for the best fly fishing, but at the same 

 time remarks that he caught sixteen fish in September on a 

 " Montreal" fly (which, bye the bye, he considers the best all- 

 round fly) in a pouring rain. Other good flies are the Brown 

 Hackle, Grey Hackle, Royal Coachman and the Black Gnat, the 

 latter particularly in August when the black gnats are flying. 



For others than fly fishermen excellent baskets can be 

 obtained by trolling or bait fishing. For the former one of the 

 surest ways of getting fish is to use a No. 8 Puget Sound bait or 

 a S^-inch Victoria spoon (pear shaped) with an ordinary No. 3 

 hook attached, so that the hook is some inches behind the 

 spoon. A worm or other bait is put on the hook. This method 



