SALMON FISHING. I5! 
than one fish in five which fairly take the fly in open 
water ought to escape. I kept a register for some time of 
my losses and takes, and I found this to be a fair average. 
Having mastered this point, the tyro who knows any- 
thing of Trout-fishing will find that there is very little 
to learn in the art of Salmon-fishing which a few hours 
practice under a good master will not suffice to teach 
him. The principles of casting and working the fly are 
in fact almost identical, allowing for the difference in 
size and weight of the tackle employed. All the move- 
ments, that is to say, and particularly that given to the 
fly in the water, are somewhat slower than in Trout- 
fishing. The method of casting—the principles which 
should guide the Salmon-fisher in selecting the size of 
his fly—the general condition of wind, weather, &c.— 
are also similar, and for all these the reader is referred 
to the chapter on Trout-fishing. 
Salmon, however, depend more on the condition of 
the water than do Trout, and there are many rivers 
in which the chances of taking a fish are almost z27/, 
unless there is a “fresh” in the river. 
As regards the “where”’ to fish for Salmon in any given 
river, this can only be acquired by local experience. Some- 
times what to the natural man appears a most lovely cast, 
hardly holds a fish from one end of the season to the 
other, whilst in the uninviting lagoon-like looking hole 
below, a rise may be predicted with certainty. Even 
particular stones are not unfrequently haunted by Salmon 
