The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-19
TRAP, ROD AND GUN.
BY TOM A. MARSHALL.

Victoria Island City of the Pa
cific. Located on Vancouver island,
about so miles distant from the ports
Of either Seattle, Wash, or Vancou-
yer, British Columbia. A veritable
paradise or mecca for devotees OF
rod or gun, who are willing to de-
sert "fished out streams" dotted
with modern hotels and hostelries, to
visit virgin fishing streams or hunt
ing grounds, where Dame Nature IL
the only habitat, where she will pro-
vide unlimited pan luxuries, expect
| ing her guests and visitors to hustle
in primitive manner, making an
outing much more desirable for red
blood enthusiasts who answer n "call
OF the wild" Vancouver is the iarg-
est of an archipelago of innumerab'"
islands, fringing the Pacific coast,
off Canada. With an area OF 10000
square miles, Vancouver, Is the larH-
est island on the west coast OF North
America. A precipitous coast line
| is surrounded by, trade winds and
currents, resulting in a mean tenn
perature of 40 to 60 degrees the
year round, making. a desirable home
for wild life.
Inaccessibility discourages the
presence of kid glove sportsmen.
Back from the coast line the island
is covered with virgin forests, in
Vulnerable inland streams and lakes,
with a considerable territory covered
by rocks, cliffs and boulders. For
ests TEEN with game, lakes ana
streams are covered with migratory
birds and filled with the fighting
varieties of game fish. Families OF
steelhead and cut-throat trout, have
the call numerically. They are AZ
all times voraciously hungry sand
rise to a fly. plug or live bait. I'm
pregnated with a belligerent spirit.
they are ever ready to do battle with
either fisherman or angler. A plug
landed near their resort, is imme-
diately assailed If a dry-fly floats
within the scope of their vision the
fight was on. Vancouver trout play
no favorites, fishing with any lure
you will get quick and decided run
| for your money Salmon of the Tyee,
Cohoes. Chinook or Spring brand fire.
quent the coast waters, in countless
numbers. A Skinner spoon, with 4
strip of bacon attached was our piece
de resistance, inviting fight, when
| the hook was once set. Salmon ef-
forts at hook elimination are identi-
cal with those practiced by muskel-
lunge ("the fresh water tiger") when
scheduled for a finish fight. After
watching the successful performance
| in fish landing of my associates on
the trip, Messrs. w y. Lenfesty and
]. l.. TAFT, of Victoria, | am convinced
the same efforts and tactics enter
| into successful fishing. regardless OF
localities. Acquaintance with fish
habits, reading waters, exercising ot
fl.I, -,
l ton, are the slogans which net large
creels. Catches are then made
where 1t would seem luck" Is the
attribute. Nv observation has been
that knowledge Of waters, patience
and skill in correctly locating the
bait, are factors which eliminate
| luck We were working slowly down
mountain stream. Tate floating
dry-fly along a shady side Of =
boulder. a lurking bass was awaiting
| Just such a It'd bit, a rush carried
him clear OF the water, when he
took the fly. once hooked he imme-
diately applied tnt line test, to be
followed by succession Of PUSHES,
then sounded TO the bottom for
short season of thought or period
of aggressive sulking. The line was
taut and he Gas slowly reeled in
IA limited distance. Again the bass
launched into action, demonstrating
his pep" and fighting qualities. This
was a finish fight which required
time and many dipnet disappoint-
ments before the bass took the count
!, He weighed four %ounds and three
ounces. thie scaled beauty was ii
fighting dynamo. oar fishing for the
most paRt was followed in Langford
and Florence lakes, which we're
stocked with small mouthed bass,
about u years sinces from the waters
of Eastern CaHada, by the provln-
cial government. Due to propitious
surroundings and legal protection. the
bass have increased very rapidly. an
open season has now been deClared
q durinE witch time there is elegant
sport with small mouth. We were
using Coaschman, Governor ana Jock
Scott flies. all proved seductive. At
the present writing Gsh and game
are 30 abundant on the Island of
Vancouver the" are not receiving
proper legal protection. Provincial
police are acting game warden, but
have little time for the problem of
fish and game protection The au-
thorities underestimate the import
ance Of both game and fish to the
island, both from financial and line
Of diversion angles Red blood
sportsmen desiring an outing in the
land Of plenty. head for the virgin
territory on Vancouver island where
game needs no introduction and fish
get chummy by the tickling route.