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PAUL LAKE 



This lake is eight or ten miles out from Kamloops with a 

 good road for a car most of the way. 



The water is very deep, nevertheless the fish rise to the fly 

 well. They are not nearly so plentiful as in Fish Lake but they 

 run much larger in size, three and four pound fish are commonly 

 taken on the fly and bigger ones still by trolling. 



There is a special season on. this lake, the opening day be- 

 ing May 15th, and from then on until the end of June the fish- 

 ing is at its best though it is always good again in September. 



There is no accommodation nearer than Kamloops. 



Flies the same as for Fish Lake. 



PIN-AN-TAN LAKE 



This is about sixteen miles from Kamloops with a good road 

 for a car. Until lately there was no accommodation at the lake 

 worth having, but a rancher is now making preparations to 

 cater for fishermen. 



This lake has some enormous trout in it, fish up to twelve 

 and fourteen pounds having been taken by trolling. With a fly, 

 fish of four or five pounds are often caught. They are steel- 

 heads pure and simple as, until a few years ago, there were 

 no fish in it at all and it was stocked with this species. 



The fishing here generally commences early, about Easter 

 being the usual tntie. By the beginning of July it is over until 

 after a few cool nights in September when probably the lake is 

 at its best. 



Flies the same as for Fish Lake. 



SHUSWAP LAKE 



This is one of the big lakes of the interior, or rather two 

 lakes, each about sixty miles long, joined together by a short 

 arm. The C. P. R. touches the lake at Notch Hill, then cuts 

 across to Salmon Arm and from there follows the shore of the 

 lake to Sicamous Junction. At both of these two places boats 

 and launches can be hired. 



For general all-round trout fishing there is no other lake 

 in the interior that is so easy of access that can beat it. Troll- 

 ing is best in April, May and June. In July and August the fish 

 can still be caught but they go deep and heavy leads have to 

 be used. By this method of fishing you can catch steelheads 

 from five to ten pounds (one was caught last year weighing 

 twenty-four and a half pounds). Great Lake trout of twenty 

 pounds are common and in addition it is now claimed that 

 Atlantic salmon, with which the lake was stocked a few years 

 ago, are now being caught, their weight averaging about eight 



