Chapter 3

The Kamloops District--Kamloops as Headquarters--May Floods and Fishing in Shuswap Lake--Silver-bodied Flies--Streams Running into the Lake--The Eagle River--Advantages of a Steam Launch--A Big Catch--Possibilities of the Prawn--A July Spectacle--Fishing at Tranquille--Kamloops Lake--Savona's Ferry--Great Sport in June--Dolly Varden Trout--A Fifteen-Pounder--Falling-off of Sport when Salmon are Running--The "Salmon Fly"--Size of Catches on the Thompson--August a Bad Month 20