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For trolling a great variety of baits are used. What will 

 kill well one week may be no good at all another, but advice 

 on this point can always be secured locally and if you have not 

 got the particular kind used you can purchase it there. Among 

 the baits recommended are Hendrick's all copper, Victoria 

 silver and copper, the Siwash No. 4 nickel and copper, No. 4 

 Kewall, Stewart No. 4 Luminous and Hardy's Kidney, as well 

 as the natural minnow or spratt put up on an Archer spinner. 



Fly fishing is at its best in June and some wonderful sport 

 is generally to be had. The average weight of the fish would 

 be somewhere about two pounds, but fish of five or six pounds 

 are more or less common. The present record for the fly stands 

 at eight pounds, two fish of this weight were caught by the 

 same man in succession. 



The best fly fishing is at the mouths of the various creeks 

 flowing into the lake, such as Adams and Eagle River, Ross, 

 Scotch and Celestia Creeks. Eagle River is only a short row 

 from Sicamous and is one of the best both for trolling and the 



fly. 



Among the flies used the following may be mentioned: 

 Royal Coachman, March Brown, Silver Doctor, Jock Scott, Zulu, 

 Butcher, Montreal, Brown Hackle and Professor. 



This lake is an ideal spot for a week or so camping out, 

 taking a boat or launch and going from one creek to another. 



MARA LAKE 



This lake is connected with Shuswap Lake by a short river 

 and is about a mile from Sicamous. The fishing is about the 

 same as Shuswap. 



SALMON ARM 



This place is situated on Shuswap Lake on the C. P. R. and 

 is an excellent centre for fishing, as the hotel accommodation 

 is good, boats and launches can be hired and there are three 

 small lakes in the vicinity which can be reached by auto. 

 Gadners Lake is about six miles away and Fleming and White 

 Lake about fifteen miles. The fish in these lakes are small, 

 going from one-half pound to one pound, but they take the fly 

 freely in May and June. 



SICAMOUS JUNCTION 



On the main line of the C. P. R. right on the shore of 

 Shuswap Lake. 



This is also a good centre as the hotel is first class, there 

 are plenty of boats and launches and you are also in close prox- 

 imity to some of the best fishing. Spoons and flies of all sorts 

 can be purchased here. 



