SALMON SUGGESTIONS 



The first thing to learn is the proper motion of 

 the fly against the current, which is far different 

 from that employed in whipping for trout or bass. 

 These fish rise for food ; but the anadromous sal- 

 mon eats nothing substantial or discernible after 

 leaving salt water, but seizes the lure from curiosity 

 or in sport. Even the natural fly, which it so often 

 leaps to kill, is noticed a moment later floating on 

 the water. It is important, therefore, to render 

 the artificial fly attractive in a special manner 

 which has been found to be alluring to this fish. 

 The fly is kept more or less submerged, and a 

 peculiar motion against or across the current im- 

 parted to it by regular impulses given to the rod ; 

 this manipulation is soon learned with the aid of a 

 tutor. Next, with patience and hope, let the 

 novice essay to cast in eddies and rifts that appear 

 promising. 



When the salmon concludes to inspect or take a 

 fly, he rarely does so before making his presence 

 known to an intelligent rodsman engaged in cast- 

 ing. It may be difl^erent when other methods are 

 resorted to, such as paying out and reeling in a 

 great length of line. The fish may show first his 

 form above water, or may merely swirl the surface. 

 In either event it is not advisable to make at once 

 another cast over the place where the break was 



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