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salmon-fishing is in the tide- v^ ays ; in rivers 

 where the tide only reaches a distance ot" two 

 or three miles from the estuary, having a rapid 

 descent, and passing over a clear and rocky bed. 

 In muddy tide-ways I should say, salmon, except 

 at certain spots, and then only when the stream 

 has clarified the river, would never take the fly, 

 for one especial reason, namely, that they would 

 not rest in the turbid parts, which must of course 

 abound in a twelve miles course like this, and a^ 

 we imagine, they never take the fly, when on the 

 move. Mind you, the flowing-tide may dam up 

 the current a long way up a river, as it does here ; 

 without, except for the time, hindering fishing ; 

 and I consider it only in those parts rendered 

 foul by the flowing tide, where fishing would be 

 useless. 



Herb. — Then if a tide river, from any cause, 

 constantly ebbs and flows clear, as, for instance, 

 over a rocky bed, I suppose angling may be suc- 

 cessfully carried on after the salt water is ex- 

 pelled by the current of fresh. 



Tlieoph. — We practical anglers say, fish never 

 rise at a fly while on the move. Then, again, 

 there is plenty of evidence lo show that sal- 

 mon move up with a flowing tide, and either 

 get at once fairly into fresh water, or return 

 tovvards the sea with the ebb, and therefore do not 

 rest in the tide-way. These two data would be 



