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During January there is a good deal of bad weather, and you will 

 probably be tired of being out in camp, so you had better go to 

 Campbell or Oyster River, at both of which places there are hotels, 

 and do a little wildfowl-shooting. If, however, you really want good 

 sport at these birds, you must hire a launch and go to out-of-the-way 

 places. Wildfowl-shooting generally lasts till the end of February, 

 but if you are a keen fisherman you will also have been able to get 

 a few salmon any time during or after December. 



During March there is generally excellent salmon-fishing in many 

 places, but about as good a place as you could go to would be Port 

 Simpson, and you could catch fish almost at the hotel-door. The 

 best water, however, is in Work Channel, a few miles away. The 

 fish at this time are not as plentiful as in the fall months, but they 

 make up for it in size and gameness ; you may catch them anywhere 

 from 15 lb. up to 60 or 70 lb. If you do not feel like going so far 

 north, there are numbers of peaces all along the coast where fair sport 

 can be obtained ; even in Vancouver Harbour a number of salmon are 

 taken every year, but if you want the big fish you must go north. 

 The run of salmon lasts well on until after the season for trout, which 

 opens on March 26th on the coast, but not until May ist in the interior. 

 As soon as the trout are in season you had better fish for the famous 

 steelhead (Salmo gardncrci) . which runs from about 8 to 20 lb. in 

 weight, and is one of the gamest fish that swim. They will not rise 

 to the fly until the summer months, but will have to be caught by 

 spinning. There are numerous streams frequented by these fish, but 

 probably the \"edder Creek, near Chillivvack ; the Cheakamus, up 

 the Squamish \'alley ; and the Coquihalla, at Hope, are the pick. At 

 all these streams you can also obtain sport with Dolly Varden and a 

 few sea trout, but the fly-fishing will not be on until later. 



By the middle to end of April, according to whether there is an 

 early or late spring, you should be ready for bear; and remember it 

 is better to be on your ground early even if it is necessary to wait 

 a week or ten days for them to come out of their dens. \t this time 

 of year there is generally snow still left in the dense forests, but it 

 has left the old " slides " (places where there have been avalanches 

 are locally called " slides "). As soon as enough grass has grown on 

 the slides to make them look green is the time to watch them. You 

 must also remember that the growth on these slides varies a week or 

 a fortnight, according to the exposure ; and while one slide may be 

 quite green, another may still have snow on it. The black bears come 

 out of their dens first and have their pelts in prime condition ; they 

 are very hungry after their long fast and spend a good deal of time 

 feeding, and may often be found right down on the beach feeding 



