WHERE TO:.GO Gig 
THE SUMMER 

SOUTHERN OREGON—A SPORTSMAN’S 
PARADISE 
By WARDEN EDGAR WALKER, Medford, Oregon 
and angler; especially is this true of Jackson, Josephine, Curry, 
and Douglas Counties. 
The Rogue River, about nine miles from Medford, is the ideal 
place for the big fish which vary in weight from three to fifteen 
pounds or more, and offers the angler royal sport in fly fishing. The 
South Fork of Rogue River is best for mountain trout, and is easily 
reached from Medford via Butte Falls, the distance being about 
forty-nine miles. 
The North Fork of Rogue River is only a few hours’ drive from 
Medford over good roads, and will afford exceptionally fine fishing 
this summer as the State Fish and Game Commission planted 15,000 
cut-throat trout here in 1915, which should take the fly now. 
Big Butte Creek, about thirty miles from Medford, is the best 
stream in Southern Oregon for the famous cut-throat trout, and will 
be at its best this year in July. 
There are a great many mountain streams in Southern Oregon 
where the mountain trout are plentiful and the camping out places 
are convenient, although there are comfortable hotels at Rogue River, 
Crater Lake and other resorts for those not desiring to carry camping 
impedimenta. 
One of the most charming places to the writer’s knowledge, and 
one farthest away from the ‘‘beaten path,’’ is Blue Canyon at the 
base of Mt. McLoughlin. There are innumerable lakes abounding in 
exceptionally fine trout. The hunting also is excellent in the canyon; 
deer, grouse, mountain quail and pheasants are plentiful, and an 
oceasional bear may also be found. The camping facilities are 
especially good; pure cold water from natural springs on the camp- 
ing grounds; good feed for horses, and an abundance of wild blue 
huckleberries covering the hills. The principal lakes in Blue Canyon 
are: Blue Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Long Lake and Island Lake. The 
canyon can be reached by automobile to the foot of Cat Hill at the 
base of Mt. McLoughlin, thence about four or five miles over trail 
by pack horse. July, August and September are the best months in 
which to go into the canyon. 
Squaw Lake, located in the Upper Applegate country, affords 
-excellent fishing, as does also Fish Lake, Four Mile Lake and Lake 
of the Woods—the latter two lakes being just outside the Jackson 
County boundaries to the east. 
The hunting is excellent in nearly every wooded part of the 
counties; especially in Curry County, although it takes from ten days 
to two weeks for a good hunting trip there, as most places have to 
be reached by pack horses. Good packers can easily be secured 
through the co-operation of the sporting goods houses or deputy game 
wardens at Ashland, Medford, Grants Pass or Roseburg. 
Crater Lake is the most beautiful of all resorts in Oregon. It 
G Sand angle Oregon affords extensive opportunities to the hunter 
