RECREATION. 



XXXIX 



She NOBLE NEPIGON. 



Have you wet a fly in the Nepigon? If not, listen to what General McNulta, U. S. V., says: 

 "Having tested, by practical experience, some one or more of the head waters of every principal 

 stream on both the Atlantic and Pacific slopes, from the most northerly settled limits along the Can- 

 adian Pacific line, to the most southerly point in Mexico, where trout are found, together with a test 

 of most of the principal streams in Scotland and Ireland, I am still of the opinion that the Nepigon, 

 from the standpoint of the high-typed sportsman, is the finest trout stream in the world." 



The Nepigon has long been termed " the king of trout streams," and as civilization advances, 

 and the older trout streams are practically fished out, we find the Nepigon still holding its own, and 

 producing fish which would make any angler envious of the fortunate one who had selected it for his 

 outing. Five-pounders are common, and there is a record of one weighing eight pounds two ounces, 

 caught by Eugene Stevenson, of Paterson, N. J., in August, '95 ; numbers of doubles are caught, the 

 largest by E. P. Williams, of Cleveland, O., on August 28th, '95, with a six-ounce rod, one weighing 

 654 pounds, the other \% pounds, fn the aggregate 11^ pounds. Many other records worthy of a first 

 place, cannot, of course, be published here. 



Lake Nepigon, the fountain-head, the producer of the brook trout for which this stream is justly 

 famous, is also the home of the whitefish and lake trout, some of the latter having been caught with 

 the rod weighing from 30 to 40 pounds. The lake is beautiful, being studded with numerous islands 

 offering pleasant camping places, and many tourists who visit the Nepigon spend some time on the 

 lake, which can be safely traversed in the large bark canoes used on the river. The climate here is 

 particularly enjoyable ; the delicious coolness of the air has wonderful recuperative powers, and re- 

 freshing sleep under warm blankets is the lot of all. 



Nepigon station is on the main line of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, 65 miles east of Port 

 Arthur and 929 miles west of Montreal. 



Anglers may obtain all necessary information by applying to any officer or agent of the 



CeaiooliakiY Pacific RadlweLy, 



or to 353 Broadway, New York, N. Y. ; 629-631 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. ; 129 E. Baltimore 

 Street, Baltimore, Md. ; 1229 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. ; 304 Washington street, 

 Boston, Mass. ; 235 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. ; 7 Fort Street, W., Detroit, Mich. ; 228 South Clark 

 Street Chicago, 111. 



ROBERT KERR, Passenger Traffic Manager, Montreal, 



