CHAPTER VI 



SPORT ON KEPSKAIG 



THOUGH the wind was almost blowing a gale 

 against us we decided to start, and crept along 

 under the shelter of the shore. Heavy seas 

 were breaking over the numerous sunken rocks 

 and we shipped a good deal of water. I was 

 not sorry to reach a point about three miles 

 off, where the lake turned round to the north 

 and where we had a following wind, and though 

 the waves were still high they were behind 

 us, and we soon reached a short rapid leading 

 into Kepskaig Lake. We had covered the 

 distance from our last camp in three and a half 

 hours. 



Unloading the canoe, we got her over the 

 rapid and camped immediately below. In 

 front of the camp, at the bottom of the short 

 rapid, was a nice pool, and while the men were 

 pitching camp and cooking dinner I fished the 

 pool, and in one and a half hours I got twenty- 

 one trout and char ; the biggest about 1^ Bb. 



Although the gale was a strong one the rain 

 had so far kept off, but the clouds were now 



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