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always find a sheltered bay, the lee of some island, or some 

 convenient river mouth to run into for safety, and no 

 day on the whole of such a trip will be found to be 

 without its sporting interests and its own charm and 

 character. 



The water of the lake is wonderfully clear and cold, and, 

 except in the immediate vicinity of the camps, etc., bordering 

 its shores, is unrivalled in its purity. Gently paddling from 

 ten to forty feet above the vast boulders and spurs of granite, 

 forming the so-called reefs of Lake Superior, in a Canadian 

 canoe, and casting with a dry fly to each likely quarter, 

 and near each protruding rock, will provide a charm as 

 regards the beautiful, and a delight as regards sport, which 

 will remain as a never to be forgotten page in the memory. 

 Huge brook trout, running from two to eight pounds in 

 weight, haunt the clear depths of these submerged wonder- 

 lands, and lie in their misty clefts and retreats waiting for 

 the flies and insects which are blown or fly from the neigh- 

 bouring land. Frequently when casting a dry fly, and when 

 there has been no rise of trout, I have seen two beautiful 

 shapes flash upward at the fly, and in their eagerness dash 

 three or more feet out of the water. In the evening, and 

 sometimes in the forenoon, on a calm day, when a gentle 

 breeze is bringing out from the land its crowd of insect life, 

 a rise will occur which is not easily forgotten. 



On such a trip, however, as I am describing, reef fishing 

 is only one item on the bill of fare. Trolling for the great 

 lake trout, running up to 40 Ibs. is to be had. Camping 

 at the mouth of some lovely river or stream and canoeing 

 up its ever varying and beautiful waters, gives the additional 

 charm of river fishing, though in the latter part of July 

 and August, especially south of Michipicoten, the tempera- 

 ture of the rivers will have risen and the river trout have 

 sought the cooler waters of the lake. 



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