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Almost anywhere in the Gulf of Georgia and the Harbour of 

 Vancouver. — Spring salmon in December, January, February, March, 

 and April; cohoes run in \^ancouver Harbour about August 15th. 



TROUT. 



Opinions differ greatly as to the number of varieties of trout in 

 this Province, but, after all is said and done, it is doubtful if there 

 are more than two distinct species of true trout — the " steelhead " 

 (Salmo gardnerei) and the " cut-throat " (Sal mo clarkci) ; all the 

 other so-called species are practically the same, only that in interior 

 waters they have become landlocked and dift'er in colour and marking 

 in certain localities according to local conditions. However, whether 

 all ichthyologists wall agree with this opinion or not, it is certain that 

 all fishermen will agree as to their game qualities and the splendid 

 baskets that can be obtained. A word of warning must, however, 

 be given. Many people come here with the idea that they can go 

 anywhere and use any fly and any tackle in any water and make 

 enormous catches. This is a very mistaken idea. Practically all our 

 waters are well stocked with fish, but the water must be in fishable 

 condition, and the fish have their moods just the same as in any other 

 country ; it is no use fishing streams when they are flooded by melting 

 snow, or, on the other hand, when they are so low and clear the fish 

 can see you long before you can reach them. 



It is true that in out-of-the-way places the fish are so uneducated 

 that they will take any sort of a lure, but in all the waters easy of 

 access such fishing is a thing of the past, and it now requires a certain 

 modicum of skill to obtain a full creel. 



The steelhead is a sea-trout, running from 5 lb. up to as high 

 as 25 lb. It bears a strong resemblance to the British salmon, and in 

 many sections is still classed as such. In the big interior lakes, such 

 as Shuswap, Okanagan, and Kootenay, it has become landlocked, and 

 is locally called " salmon." In these lakes it is usually caught by 

 trolling. In the coast waters at the beginning of the fishing season 

 spinning with a silver Devon minnow or small Tacoma spoon is the 

 most successful way, although on warm days you may get them to 

 rise to a fly. It is, however, in the summer months just after the 

 freshets are over that they take the fly freely. They are a shy fish, 

 and as fine tackle as possible must be used, with medium-sized flics, 

 probably the best of which are the Blue and Silver Doctor, Jock 

 Scott, Coachman, and March Brown. The best streams for steelheads 

 are reached from \^ancouver; both Seymour and Capilano Creeks 

 (both of which are close to town) will always yield a few fish to 

 expert fishermen from the middle of June until the water gets too 



