46 SPORT IN VANCOUVER 



On the way home to luncheon I killed a 

 20 ft. fish a small tyee, and going out for 

 half-an-hour in the evening after dinner lost a 

 heavy fish. 



Bad luck as regards the big fish still pursued 

 me. It was true the big run of tyee had not 

 yet begun, but a few were being taken from day 

 to day. 



On the morning of August 1st I hooked a 

 heavy fish, but in his second big race, the line 

 slipped over the drum of the Nottingham reel 

 and the inevitable break came. 



My catch that day was only three echoes 

 and three cut-throat trout. 



A very high north wind blowing against the 

 tide raised a heavy swell, and fishing was 

 impossible in the afternoon. 



August 2nd, I fished all the morning without 

 getting a pull, so decided to try to go up the 

 river to the falls, which attempt, as previously 

 described, was not a success. 



Returning to the sea in the afternoon I found 

 Griswold with three fine fish, of 59, 45 and 

 40 ft. I landed a small tyee of 30| ft. and 

 four cohoe weighing 20 ft. 



On August 3rd, I got my first good fish of 

 53 ft. and another of 42 ft. The tide was 

 running strong and the 53 ft. fish took out 

 about 120 yards of line, but eventually I got 



