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climbs the steep mountains from its mouth to its source, which 

 is only four miles back, and 4,000 feet above the Columbia. This 

 ice-cold, crystal stream is a river of falls and boiling rapids, and 

 "looks good," but fish of "any size" do not inhabit such waters. 

 They are too cold and violent for the production of large trout. 



Tanner Creek at Bonneville is now occupied by the great 

 state hatchery and rearing ponds, and though the stream is a 

 delight, and once was good fishing, the best reason for a fisher- 

 man's interest now is in the opportunity for seeing and studying 

 the operation of spawning, hatching and rearing of the millions 

 of salmon and trout there. Every possible opportunity is given 

 visitors to see the plant, and the writer recommends every angler 

 within reach of Bonneville to visit the station once a year at 

 least. A good dinner can be had at the restaurant at the sta- 

 tion and the train west at 4 brings one to Portland before 

 6 P. M. 



The beautiful torrents and cataracts west of Bonneville are 

 peopled with little trout wherever the waters rest long enough 

 for them to abide, but are not suitable for fishing. 



THE SANDY RIVER 



Sandy River, emerging from the western slopes of the Cas- 

 cades-, is poor fishing for the reason given in the case of Hood 

 River. It receives several glacial streams and is charged with 

 milky sediment most of the summer. But in late fall and winter 

 it offers grand sport in the steelhead trout which ascend its 

 waters in great numbers. From November till March the stream 

 is the favorite of many of Portland's experts. Walter Backus is 

 one of the best and luckiest of these, and will give any inquirers 

 reliable information regarding tackle and all other questions. 

 The steelhead trout in these icy waters is the gamest of our fish, 

 and is taken up to twenty pounds. The stream is reached by 

 the Mount Hood electric line, by O.-W. R. & N. to Troutdale and 

 from Sandy P. 0. via Estacada electric line and stage or team 

 from Boring. A good hotel will be found here, also at Troutdale. 



Several important tributaries of Sandy are famous trout 

 streams. These are mostly clear, ideal streams of large size, 



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