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methods of angling that prevail in the Dominion 

 generally are a further obstacle in the way of hints 

 that one angler is always ready to give another, A 

 man who is an expert with a hand line is not 

 necessarily an authority on rods and a trout's taste 

 in patterns of Ephemeridae ; an Indian skilled in the 

 use of a spear does not constitute a guide in the choice 

 of favourite pools where the light impact of a fly 

 brings the sweep of the broad tail of a resting fish. 

 Dynamite and dry flies do not harmonize, and to such 

 base uses one finds the magnificent trout and salmon 

 subjected in out-of-the-way places. Fortunately the 

 angling instinct serves in deciding where to fish, and 

 it is often superior to the kindly but ill-judged advice 

 that one listens to politely and prudently ignores. 



There are five species of salmon in British 

 Columbia waters. The spring salmon, the cohoe, the 

 sockeye, the humpback and the dog salmon. So 

 far only two out of the five have been known to take 

 any angling lure, and it is the general opinion that 

 only the spring salmon and the cohoe are game fish. 

 The former is widely distributed. It is known in 

 California as the quinnat ; in Alaska as the tyee and 

 king, and in Oregon as the chinook, or Columbia. It 

 is the OncorhyncJms tschawytscha of Walbaum, the 

 naturalist. From a commercial point of view the 

 spring fish is regarded as the most valuable of the 

 salmon species. In shape it is short and thick, with 

 a small head of metallic lustre, growing sharp towards 



