380 Recreations of a Sportsman 



that one is not confined to lake fishing, fascinat- 

 ing as it may be, as in the vicinity are numerous 

 streams which may be followed by the fly fisher- 

 man with profit, taking him up into the caiions 

 of the High Sierras to the very top of the world, 

 where trout streams are born in mimic glaciers 

 and beautiful lakes. Here is the Truckee, which 

 can be followed for miles, rushing down the 

 steep grade as it does, bearing the rich flocculent 

 waters of Tahoe. And what a stream is this! 

 Little wonder the angler forgets his purpose in 

 the wealth of verdure. As he wanders along 

 ;wild roses bar the way; masses of brilliant lu- 

 pins reach up the slopes and carpets of white 

 flowers literally star the fields and reaches. 

 Here the scarlet Castilea paints the landscape 

 as might Corot; brilliant Eschscholtzias flaunt 

 their florid beauties against the green of the 

 hills. High above them is the chaparral with 

 attractions of its own; nianzanita, Ceanothus, 

 and others, and rising above them, the trees of 

 the upper world, pines, spruces, and firs. 



For ten or twelve miles the angler follows 

 these verdant galleries of the river, rising grad- 

 ually to the " big water " of the aborigines, a 

 sapphire in a setting of emerald, usually with 

 a creel of good trout that have played well. 

 The fishing at Tahoe is essentially spectacular 

 as the entire environment is stupendous and 

 striking. At every glance there is something to 



