of rod preferred by the Americans for yellow tail and tuna fishing. This
kind of rod is much handier in a boat, and almost unbreakable.

The following is a list showing some of the bags at Campbell River.

Mr. A. Duncan in 1904. Tyee salmon, eighteen; weight, 810lb. Average,
45lb. Cohoes and tyee under 30lb., thirty-two. Total, fifty fish in
eighteen days. Best day August 9th, 1904: Seven salmon, 56lb., 53lb.,
52lb., 16lb., 12lb., 7-1/2lb., and 4lb. The eight heaviest fish:
50-3/4lb., 56lb., 53lb., 52lb., 52lb., 50lb., 48-1/2lb., and 48lb.

Mr. Duncan says:

Fish under 30lb. are counted as grilse. The cohoe salmon will take
a fly; white with silver tinsel, I found best. They take in the sea
at sunrise and sunset when they are jumping--in fact, more could be
got in this way while they are actually jumping than by trolling,
only they must be jumping and also fairly plentiful. I have got an
odd one casting, but nearly all by trailing the fly. They give
splendid sport on a light trout rod. The largest I got last year
(1903) was 12lb. But they were not "running" this year, and I only
got two of 7lb. each on the fly. Salmon are caught in Cowichan Lake
(after ascending 30 miles of river); frequently I got one myself
and saw others caught, though they are black and ugly. But I am
told on absolutely reliable authority that great sport is had with
tyee salmon (from 30lb. downwards) on the fly in the Cowichan River
in the spring, and then only when the water is discoloured. They
only take the fly sunk, and generally a leaded one is used.

It is noteworthy that this peculiarity of only taking the fly when
jumping is also common to the trout in the Shuswap and other large lakes
in the interior. Also their favourable time is at sunrise and sunset. It
might also be noted that Mr. Duncan makes no mention of the steel-head
or sea-trout. This fish runs in the Cowichan River and Lake in the
spring. The test of the number of rays in the anal fin and tail should
be applied to all these fish.

The sockeye does not appear to frequent Campbell River. The tyee and
cohoe frequent the coastal waters of British Columbia. But the feeding
ground of the sockeyes is some unknown part of the Pacific Ocean from
which they migrate and enter the waters between the mainland of British
Columbia and Vancouver Island in great shoals, through the Straits of
San Juan. Even then thei