SALMON FISHING AT 

 CAMPBELL RIVER 



THE Campbell River rises among the 

 snow-capped mountains in the interior of 

 Vancouver Island, B. C, about 270 miles 

 north of Victoria, and flows southeast into 

 Discovery Strait. About four miles from 

 its mouth it tumbles over high falls into a 

 canyon, and this is where the great " tyee " 

 (chief) salmon go to spawn. Not only the 

 tyee use these spawning-beds, but the hump- 

 back and the beautiful coho salmon are also 

 there in great numbers. 



I journeyed six days to see if the reports 

 of the wonderful fishing at the mouth of the 

 Campbell River were true, and found the 

 sport far better than I had hoped. One 

 reason for the extraordinary fishing that 

 season was the fact that the Government, 



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