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Kaniloops. This lake probabh- furnishes the finest fly-fishing that 

 can be obtained anywhere. It is at its best in July, is seldom any 

 good in August, but often good again in September. Sicamous is also 

 well worthy of note, and from this place you can go on down to 

 Vernon, from which place Okanagan Lake can be reached. Savonas 

 and Spence's Bridge, also on the main line of the C.P.R., are good 

 places to fish the North Thompson, which is at its best just after 

 high water. At all these places there are hotels, most of which are 

 quite comfortable. 



In addition to the trout already mentioned, there are two species 

 of char — one the "Great Lake" trout (Sak'cliiiits iiaiiaxciisli) , only 

 common in northern waters, and the " Dolly A'arden " {Salvelinus 

 lualma), which is very plentiful in all waters. The first named is only 

 caught by deep trolling, and is more famed for its table qualities than 

 as a sporting-fish. The Dolly A^arden, hardly as game as the true 

 trout, is by no means to be despised. Li any of the small mountain- 

 streams where they run from V4 lb. to -)4 lb. they rise freely to the 

 fly and are most excellent table-fish. In the large streams they run 

 up to from I lb. to 8 lb. in weight ; in the lakes as high as 20 lb. In 

 the streams they furnish excellent sport to any one who cares for 

 spinning, and put up quite a fair fight before being landed. 



GRAYLING. 



Nearly all the northern waters swarm with grayling, going from 

 1 lb. to 2 lb. in weight. They rise freely to any small fly ; a Black 

 Gnat is as good as any, and, while by no means the equal of the trout 

 for sport, are well worth catching. Close to Atlin some fair fishing 

 can be got, but on the Taku River, just across the lake from that 

 place, a basket of fifty fish would not be considered anything very 

 wonderful. 



LICENCES. 



Hunting and fishing licences must always be obtained before 

 starting out to fish or shoot. They can only be obtained from 

 the Provincial Game Warden, Court-house, \^ancouver, and the 

 Government Agents at the following places : Rossland. Clinton, 

 Kamloops, Vernon, GoJden, Cranbrook, Cumberland, Kaslo, Green- 

 wood, Atlin, Telegraph Creek, Grand Forks, Ashcroft, Duncan, 

 Barkerville, Fairview, Nelson, Revelstoke, Alberni, New Westminster, 

 Fort St. John, Hazelton, Nanaimo, Fernie, Nicola, Prince Rupert, 

 150-Mile House, Fort Fraser, and Princeton. 



