

ROD 6- CREEL 107 



Unless there have been freshets caused by melting snow or 

 heavy rain it is seldom much good, as the lake has been dammed 

 up for storage purposes and only the overflow water is allowed 

 down the stream. 



PITT RIVER AND LAKE 



Pitt River is a big tidal river, two and a half miles from 

 Westminster Junction. It is frequently quite muddy and unfish- 

 able, but in spring and fall months it is possible to make big 

 catches of dolly vardens either by spinning or with bait, close 

 to where the bridge crosses. The best water is off a row of 

 piles just below the bridge. Boats are needed and they are by 

 no means easy to get, though there are one or two which can 

 be hired close to the bridge. 



Pitt Lake is about five miles up the river. To fish it you 

 need a launch as there is no accommodation to be had. Most of 

 the fish, principally dolly vardens, are taken by trolling off 

 the rocky points. 



THE LITTLE LILLOOET 



This stream runs from the Little Lillooet Lake for ten or 

 twelve miles and empties into Pitt River a few miles from its 

 mouth. The lower reaches are affected by the tide, where the 

 fishing is principally confined to trolling; some good rainbows 

 and cut-throats can be taken in this manner, the best months 

 being September and October, when an occasional cohoe will 

 be hooked. 



When you get a mile or two above the tidal water you 

 reach a splendid stream with a number of fine pools and 

 reaches, of which the most famous are Davidson's, Hinge's and 

 the Mill Pool. From these pools alone numbers of splendid 

 steelheads are taken every spring with an occasional dolly 

 varden. In the fall months there is always a good run of rain- 

 bows and cut-throats. 



To reach this stream, Haney on the C. P. R. is the best 

 station for steelhead water. For fall fishing Hammond is prob- 

 ably a bit better. From both stations it is about three and a 

 half miles' walk to the river. The best way to fish is by motor 

 car from Vancouver, about an hour and three-quarters' run on 

 a good road. 



The Lillooet River has the great advantage of running out 

 of a lake, and consequently the water is always clear. 



For steelhead fishing you must have the river fairly high. 

 If you go there, try and hit it off after a week's rain, allowing 

 a day or two for the lake to empty a bit of water, but still 

 have enough to keep the river full. Under such conditions you 

 should be able to hook steelheads in almost every reach, at any 

 time from the end of January to the middle of April. 



