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lake is most beautiful and bathing and boating are additional 

 attractions. Occasionally very big trout can be caught in the 

 lake by trolling. 



The Thompson is one of the best streams for a good fly 

 fisherman who wants quality rather than quantity, as the fish 

 run to a large size, are magnificent fighting fish, moreover they 

 are aided by a swift current. 



A good powerful eleven or twelve-foot rod, or even a 

 fourteen-foot double handed rod should be used and the reel 

 should have plenty of line as it is quite a big river. 



The best time to fish the river is as soon as the river 

 clears after the freshets, generally towards the end of June 

 when the Stone Ply, March Brown, Tippet and Yellow, Tippet 

 and Green and Hardy's Favourite will be the best flies. Septem- 

 ber is also a good month and as a general thing the pleasantest 

 time as the heat, w r hich is often considerable in July and 

 August, begins to moderate. During this month try the Jock 

 Scott, Silver Doctor and Zulu. 



KAMLOOPS LAKE 



This is a beautiful sheet of water nearly twenty miles long, 

 with the C. P. R. running on one side and the Canadian North- 

 ern on the other. The head of the lake is about seven or eight 

 miles below Kamloops and can be reached by car. The foot of 

 the lake is at Savona, where there is a hotel. 



There are some very large trout in the lake, which can be 

 caught by trolling in a similar manner to that practised for 

 steelheads (see article) and fair-sized fish may be caught by 

 ordinary trolling. 



Fly fishing is uncertain, though it is well worth trying, 

 especially along the eddy at the head of the lake near the 

 Tranquille Sanatorium. This is also one of the best spots for 

 ordinary trolling. 



The lake is usually unfishable during the summer freshets 

 but generally clears about July, though the 'best fishing is later 

 on. 



FISH LAKE 



This lake is twent3 T -two miles south of Kamloops at an alti- 

 tude of about 3000 feet. It is the mecca of the fly fishermen 

 and with the advantage of its high altitude and delightful 

 climate is also an excellent place as a health resort. There is 

 quite a comfortable little hotel with a very limited number 

 of rooms necessitating some visitors sleeping in tents during 

 busy times. Accommodation should always be arranged for 

 beforehand, which can be done by addressing a letter or tele- 

 gram to Mr. Cowan, Fish Lake, via Kamloops. In Kamloops 



