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FOREST AND STREAM 
Feb. is, 1913 
Parker Gun Victories in 1912 
' I 'HE highest official average for the season of 1912 at both Single 
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performance. 
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BY PADDLE AND PORTAGE IN THE 
ALGONQUIN NATIONAL PRESERVE 
Continued from page 198. 
Cache Lake. A fine cruise for four or five 
■days’ time. Good going and open portages. 
Route No. 5.—Going south, as over No. 2. 
continuing through connected paddleways right 
through to the Lake of Bays, either at Dorset 
or to the W’awa Hotel, sending back outfit by 
train. This can be varied by going clear 
through to the head of the Kawartha Lakes to 
Coboconk, down tlirough the Gull River and 
Mud Turtle Lakes, and continuing on as far 
through the Kawartha lakes as you wish to go. 
A Few “Been-There” Facts 'Worth Noting. 
Clothing.- —Take along two suits of light¬ 
weight flannel underwear and one suit of 
heavier weight; a couple of flannel overshirts 
Gtegligee style) of gray or khaki flannel and— 
my own preference—a suit of ‘TDuxbak” (olive), 
-which is both waterproof and light, at the same 
time also proof against tears from rocks and 
snags; both men and ladies are wise to wear 
these suits. For the feet I personally prefer 
a 14-inch sporting Itool, several of which may 
he had to-day practically waterproof and fairly 
light. 
Outfitting.— All the visitor need take with 
him is his personal clothing and fishing tackle. 
I may say that, after a fairly wide and varied 
experience. I found the two supply stores in the 
park to contain as good a variety of every 
requisite as one can find anywhere. The canoes 
are good, the tents of all shapes, sizes and 
weights and the provisions fully up to the stand¬ 
ard expected, even better. 
I would recommend using the smaller tents, 
preferably those known as the “bell tents” for 
extended trips, and would also suggest includ¬ 
ing a rubber poncho for each tent and plenty 
of the heavy flannel blankets to be had here. 
The provisions arc best packed in pantasote 
and linen bags, particularly those that are af¬ 
fected by moisture. Carry ensemble in water¬ 
proof dunnage bag. 
I-'iSHiNG Tackle.— From a wide and varied 
experience. I feel warranted in recommending 
the genuine “Bristol” steel rod for use in this 
country. Quite as resistent and “snappy” as 
anj' rod of wood, they are practically indestruct¬ 
ible. and the experience of breaking your only 
tip forty miles from steel and source of supply 
has never been my unfortunate lot as yet. Yon 
can tie them up in one of the dunnage packs, 
and when wanted, are always in working con¬ 
dition. 
There are a great many who have used the 
“amalgamated wire” outfit of 24-gauge copper 
wire for hot weather trolling, although to-day 
the newer woven wire lines have superseded 
these; my own preference, however, is a good 
linen or silk line, such as the 16-pound test 
“Kingfisher,” using two or three heavy sinkers; 
you can get down just as deep with such a rig¬ 
ging, and it handles much better on a reel than 
the wire rope, besides giving your fish a much 
better chance to put up a fight. 
After a wide experience with all the many 
varieties of artificial minnows and trolls, the 
writer is convinced that none of these yield 
strikes as does the Archer spinner, using live 
minnow. Take along three or four extra ones 
(medium size), remove the gang hooks, leaving 
only those at the tail, and you will get results. 
The artificial wooden pings will get strikes oc¬ 
casionally. but so seldom that they are entirely 
outclassed by the genuine minnow, which can 
be caught in any quantity in these lakes. Take 
along a few minnow hooks and a string; at 
the camping points hundreds can be taken and 
kept in the minnow bucket for days. 
Time to Visit the Preserve.— It is, to a 
large degree, a matter of taste and opportunity. 
Any time from the 20th of May until the end 
of September one finds both weather and fish¬ 
ing good. June is a bad month for flies and 
mosquitoes; but after July 10 these have dis¬ 
appeared. My own choice, if there is nothing to 
cause one to go before, is from the 1st to the 
20th of September. The weather is then de¬ 
lightful and the fishing at its best. 
Guides. —The question has often been asked 
the writer by inquirers: “Is a guide necessary 
here?” In answering this question it is neces¬ 
sary to know the trip planned by the party, the 
members’ experience in handling loaded canoes 
and in wilderness travel. For the ordinary 
party of three or four—particularly when the 
ladies are included and the visit to these lakes 
is the first—I would recommend the engaging of 
at least one guide. He will eliminate all chances 
of getting astray, and at the same time take a 
lot of the camp work ofif one’s hands. 
Where the party consists of young men. and 
if they are experienced in handling canoes, it 
is feasible to cruise the preserve’s waters, using 
one of the Provincial Department of Forests’ 
and Lands’ maps and a compass. Likewise, 
parties making either of the two preserve inns 
their headquarters, can make day outings to 
Smoke Lake, Joe, Buck and Doe lakes, etc., 
without guidance. 
As I have said, however, for an extended 
trip to the north, it is safer and better from 
every point of view to employ a guide. 
Starting in Point. —For trips to the South 
one may start with equal advantage from either 
Algonquin Park Station or Joe Lake, as the 
run to Smoke Lake is good from either point. 
For the long cruise north, however, one has to 
go through Joe Lake, and while it is possible 
to paddle around from Cache Lake, I would say 
that it is best to outfit at the Algonquin supply 
store at Joe Lake, this being the logical key to 
the northern waters. 
Another good trip for a week’s outing can 
be taken by putting in at Rock Lake Station, 
camping in one of the several lakes reached 
from here. Mention might well be made of the 
small-mouth black bass fishing in Long Lake, 
reached from this point. Outfit would have to 
be shipped east from Algonquin Park or Joe 
Lake Station and dropped off at Rock Lake. 
Routes to Preserve.— The route from the 
East, New York or Boston, is G. T. R. to 
Montreal and thence over their Ottawa Divis¬ 
ion to, the park; Pullman service. Time from 
Montreal 8^2 hours; from Chicago, Detroit or 
Buffalo and Central State points, G. T. R. to 
Toronto, thence over the North Bay route to 
Scotia Junction, and east to park; time from 
Toronto, g hours. 
Philadelphia. Pa., Dec. 5. — Editor Forest 
and Stream: Enclosed please find a sketch of 
an incident of my recent gunning trip and also 
snap shots. Have read Forest and Stream 
for over twenty-five years and it was never 
better than right now. 
Yours very sincerely, 
W. H. Eddy. 
