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aching. How the rod did not break I cannot 

 understand, for the fish came up gradually 

 from straight under the boat ; but at last I had 

 the gaff in the biggest but least sporting fish 

 I had killed during the month. He weighed 

 59 J tb. at the hotel, having lost a good deal of 

 blood, and must have been over 60 Ife. when he 

 came out of the water. The brass spoon was 

 either bitten or broken in half. 



Having killed forty-one tyee, fished steadily 

 for a month, and seen most of the fish that were 

 caught, I do not think many fish over 60 lb. are 

 killed. One fish caught by a hand-line and 

 small spoon by a young settler named Pidcock, 

 I weighed, and he must have been close on 

 70 lb. My spring balance went down with a 

 rush to its limit of 60 lb., and I heard after- 

 wards that when weighed at the Cannery it 

 scaled 68 tb., so when fresh must have been 

 close on 70 lb. This was the biggest fish I saw 

 on the coast. 



Farther north there are other fishing grounds 

 well worth a visit, where the fish are said to run 

 up to 100 lb. — such are the Kitimaat River 

 and McCallister's Bay at the entrance to 

 Gardner Canal, about four hundred miles north 

 of Campbell River. 



A steamer runs direct to Kitimaat and 

 Hartley Bay once a month. Accommodation 



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