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stores and accommodation to be had. There is trolling to be 

 had in the lake and some pretty good fly fishing to be had in 

 the Nechako River in July and August. 



PANCHOW LAKE 



This lake is fifty miles south of Prince George and about 

 sixty miles north of the Blackwater River. There are two boats 

 on the lake owned by the Fishing Officer. No accommodation, 

 Reached by steamer from Prince George or Quesnel. The fish 

 run big, anywhere from two pounds to five pounds. Best month 

 August. 



THE BLACKWATER 



This river runs into the Fraser about sixty miles south of 

 Prince George. It is reached by steamer from that point or 

 Quesnel. There is no accommodation other than with settlers. 

 August is the best month when there is good fishing with the 

 fly for good-sized trout. 



BEAR RIVER AND LAKES 



These waters are far too inaccessible for the ordinary fish- 

 erman, but I am mentioning them because I have frequently 

 been asked to recommend good canoe trips in the wilds where 

 fishing can be had. 



North of Barkerville there is a succession of lakes which, 

 in conjunction with Bear River, form a big circle. By making 

 a short portage or two a boat or a canoe can be taken the 

 whole way round, a distance of something like one hundred 

 miles. 



From one end of the trip to the other you are in water that 

 is full of fish of all sorts, Lake Trout, Dolly Yardens, Land 

 Locked Steelheads, Rainbows, and some Cut-throats. 



Up to the present time these lakes have been little fished, 

 except by local settlers, who either troll or use bait. 



Barkerville is reached by auto stage from Clinton. 



