112 ROD & CREEL 



To reach the lake you get off at Agassiz on the C. P. R., 

 where the hotel always has motor cars to meet the trains. The 

 drive is only five miles. 



YALE 



Yale is on the main line of the C. P. R. about one hundred 

 miles from Vancouver. It is situated on the Fraser River at 

 the head of navigation for river steamers from the coast. It 

 is famous as being the scene of a fight between miners and 

 Indians in the first gold excitement, and later on as a C. P. R. 

 construction camp. Thousands of dollars' worth of gold have 

 been, taken out of the river banks here and even today gold is 

 still being taken. 



There is a small hotel. 



For fishing it is only worthy of note as a place where you 

 can catch spring salmon by spinning in July and August. 

 There are several pieces of water where the " springs" take 

 a rest before tackling the Yale Canyon. When this run of 

 salmon is on you can, by using a one and one-half inch Vic- 

 toria spoon or large Devon minnow, hook salmon of almost 

 any weight, and this in spite of the fact that the water is so 

 coloured as to appear unfishable. 



What is the record weight caught is hard to say, but as 

 few people except locals with very primitive tackle ever indulge 

 in this sport, it is not likely to be great, as anything but a 

 small fish would break away. 



NORTH BEND 



Situated on the C. P. R. about 120 miles from Vancouver. 

 There is an excellent hotel here situated in beautiful gardens. 

 It has a splendid climate, being just on the edge of the dry 

 belt. 



From this point some lakes can be reached either by horse- 

 back or on foot, but they are too far from the hotel to get 

 much fishing and return the same day. Arrangements should 

 be made to camp. 



The fish, which are rainbows, are said to run to large size, 

 four and five pounds in weight. So far the lakes have been 

 little fished except by Indians; whether they will take a fly 

 or not has not been ascertained ; spinning from a raft being the 

 usual method. June, July and August are the best months. 



THE NICOLA RIVER 



This stream runs from Nicola Lake into the Fraser at 

 Spences Bridge. There are hotels at Nicola, Merritt and 

 Spences Bridge. 



