THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



till late in spring, so Rock Creek and the east and main fork are 

 too cold for fly-fishing till the summer is well advanced. 



From Vernonia (which can be reached by a fifteen-mile drive 

 from Timber or Buxton, on the P. R. & N. line, or a little 

 longer route by way of Clatskanie) the Nehalem is too deep for 

 wading except at a very low stage. The valley is more level and 

 the stream not much broken. The river maintains this rather 

 tranquil character for twenty-five miles or more, and is better 

 fished by boat. The fishing of the main river and tributaries is ex- 

 cellent after midsummer, and the western branches in the lower 

 country are best for early fishing. One of these, the Fishhawk, rises 

 at the south side of the hills which front the Columbia at Woods 

 Landing, on the A. & C. R. R. From this station a good trail of 

 nine miles, following the Fishhawk down to its mouth, leads to 

 the Nehalem. A good road crosses the low divide between Clats- 

 kanie and Mist on Nehalem, the distance also nine miles. This 

 route is the most convenient for anglers who desire to reach the 

 middle Nehalem from the Columbia. 



For those who seek the upper waters of the Nehalem, roads 

 lead from Buxton or Timber. From Houlton and St. Helens a 

 stage road crosses the range at Bunker Hill, leading to Pittsburg, 

 Vernonia and Rock Creek. The lower river is conveniently 

 reached by rail to points west of the Salmonberry; and there is 

 also a fair wagon road from Seaside, up Nekanakum to its source, 

 and then over the divide and down the north fork of Nehalem. 

 one. of the streams that may be safely counted upon for fine fish- 

 ing either summer or fall. 



The ranges about Bunker Hill are famous deer hunting 

 country. This mountain, about two thousand feet above the Co- 

 lumbia, is the source of Milton and Scappoose, of Clatskanie, and 

 of Nehalem branches. 



Streams like Nehalem, Trask, Wilson, Nestucca and other 

 big streams rising in the Coast Range, are favorable especially 

 for the production of numerous large cut-throat trout. It is a 

 mistake to suppose that trout prefer ice-cold, torrential waters. 



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