The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

reelz is nauseating-but fleaithfHi. The
struggle for bare existence. the con-
tinuaf slavery of the sea creates a cal
lousness in these characters-usually
seen in their utter carelessness of their
own lives Let it lie known that de
flush" are in a certain bay or on q
certain stretch of shore, and they Will
up sail. night or day, fog or storm.
and away Ice is thick on the coast
all through the fishing months, and
fogs hover over on the horizon con-
tinuously.
Reefs. sunken lodges. that break only
in q big sea, dot the wretchedly charted
waters everywhere; the consequences is
that each season there are many
wrecks--as in the 1906 period. Not
often arc many lives lost. but whole
tiny fortunes. savings OF long. dreary
months. arc swept away, and the old
grind from the bottom up begins all
over again. Small children are taken
ill and die. for there is no relief save
in DIR. Grenfell and his ship. who. OF
course, cannot be all over the coast
at once. In very truth. it is the sur-
vival OF the fittest And this causes
a big race Of men. They indeed
fills big
On the old trail. our trail. the out erxA
And lie large on the long tral.
The trail that Is always new
To return to the sporting aspect oe
the coast: Beginning with the Forteau
River, can recommend the following
list of streams for salmon set trout
and brook trout with the hy In July
and August:
Pinware River--The upper reaches
are the best. Salmon run large.
Red Bay River-Good for brook
trout in great quantities
Chateau Bay strean-Exceilent for
brook and sea trout: large.
Marys River, in St. Lewis Bay-Good
for salmon and sea trout.
Battle Harbor Is at the mouth OF st.
Lewis Bay. Yachts will find excel
lent anchorage and can fill with or
binary supplies there. BY telegraphing
wireiessly coal can be arranged for
through Mr. Croucher. representative
of Baine-Johnson, the big traders OF
ST. johns, n. f. A most accommodate
ing, genial person Is Mr. Croucher;
always ready to do what he can to fur
ther sportsmen (of whom there are
few that ever get so far north) in their
requisites.
Alexis River~is long and deep; runs
in very broadly in bay shape to the
sea. Uncharted. Yachts drawing more
than seven feet had better take na-
tive pilot and keep the lead going!
Good fishing for salmon and sea trout
Several small streams f1ow into It from
the south; all contain great numbers
OF brook trout.
White Bear Arm, emptying into St
Michael Bay. has several rivers for
both salmon and trout.
Hawke Bay-At the head OF It, ten
miles from the sea, are three ponds. all
good trout fishing waters Very din-
cult to navigate with any draught.
Beautiful scenery. Bear shooting
when the caplin are on the land wash,
is very good.
Partridge Bay has an excellent SAL
mon river and two lakes where wild
fowl abound.
Black Bear River. IN Black Bear Bay,
is, to my mind. the best sea trout river
that have ever fished in On the ris-
ing tide they may be killed by canoe
loads on the fly. have spoken OF their
average weight previously Yachts can
anchor safely within 1900 yards OF the
mouth of the river. 1t is a cliff lined
stream, with magnificent pools and long
stretches OF quick water where salmon
abound. The back cast is excellent
from the left hand bank. Caribou are
plentiful. SO that a sportsman, or a
yacht may not need for fresh game.
stony Bay contains six good streams:
navigable waters. / should say that
the last week in August is the best on
them for salmon. Caribou plentiful
here also: well within reach OF the salt
water--say a mile In among the bar
rens-
Gros Water Bay, at the head OF II.
120 miles from the coast line, has sew
erai fine rivers for salmon. But here
again the sportsman will have 70 go
many miles up them for good fshing
The Honorable Hudson Bay Company
has two posts In this bay. one at Rfgo-
iette and one at Northwest River. The,
encourage the illegal netting OF SAL
mon on these streams to such an extent
that the fish. so disturbed. will not rise
to a fly until one gets far Up in the
wilderness. Grand it Is when one
reaches it, but the discomfort and the
arduous work entailed destroy much OF
the pleasure. I tried It. James Fraser
is in charge OF the Rigolette post. Most