90 ROD & CREEL 



HATCHERY CREEK 



This creek runs from Seaton Lake for some three miles, 

 where it empties into the Fraser River. The upper reaches are 

 clear all the year round and nearly always in fishable condition 

 (the last mile is muddy in summer, as Cayoose Creek runs in) 

 and it used to afford magnificent sport to the fly fisherman, 

 spinner or bait enthusiast. 



Rainbow, cut -throats and dolly vardens, the latter running 

 up to great weight, could be caught more or less all spring and 

 summer. Unfortunately the salmon hatchery, which is situated 

 on the stream close to the lake, thought it advisable to sys- 

 tematically destroy the trout, with the result that while there is 

 occasionally fair fishing, it is at its best not very good. Pos- 

 sibly, however, with a few years it may improve as the hatch- 

 ery, which is defunct as far as salmon goes, is now, or was, 

 engaged in hatching trout!! 



CAYOOSE CREEK 



This is quite a good-sized creek, but is very swift and has 

 not much good water. It is full of small trout which seldom 

 exceed a half pound in weight. They are taken entirely on the 

 fly. After the summer freshets are over big catches are often 

 made. 



CLINTON 



This quaint old place is situated some forty-five miles north 

 of Ashcroft on the old Caribou road. It is at the present time 

 the terminus of the P. G. E., though probably by the time this 

 book is in print the line will have been extended beyond it. 



There is one hotel where accommodation can be obtained. 



There are a number of lakes surrounding this place in 

 which good fishing with the fly can be had more or less from 

 May until the middle of September, July probably being the 

 best month. 



Most of the lakes are some distance away but can be 

 reached by automobile. Some of them have settlers in their 

 vicinity who will put people up. 



The two best lakes are probably Big and Little Bar. 

 Almost any flies will do. The fish run from one pound up to 

 five pounds. 



