SALMON FISHING 



habits. There is recreation in the sport, and that 

 which keeps the body sound and the mind active. 

 It is a sport worthy of the attention of the best and 

 brightest men of the age, and to its attraction they 

 are yearly yielding. 



It was my fortune, or misfortune, to fish on a 

 salmon river every day but Sunday for three weeks 

 one season without getting a rise. Many people 

 might regard this as a foolish waste of time, — un- 

 rewarded persistence where there would have been 

 sense shown by an abandonment of the endeavor. 

 This is because they have no idea of the fascina- 

 tion of that state of increasing hope in which the 

 salmon is expected to rise every moment, as the fish 

 are always of a size and sufficient mettle to warrant 

 the utmost patience and any amount of waiting. 

 Canoeing on a beautiful stream of water is enjoy- 

 able of itself in the salmon fishing season ; the 

 casting and recasting of the fly is good exercise and 

 beneficial practice. The skill which is acquired 

 in casting at such times as this, counts the more 

 for success when the salmon do appear in the river 

 and rise to the fly, and after being hooked make a 

 game fight for their lives, which to the angler is 

 the most fascinating and exciting part of the sport. 



And what a wonderful and artistic creation a 

 salmon fly is ! No insect that ever lived has called 



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