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when he will find salmon waiting to be caught in every 
river. I need not say that these ‘‘ opposite poles of 
belief” are both of them erroneous. The first, I 
presume, owes its origin to those who, knowing well 
the magnificent sport that is to be had in some parts, 
have adopted the plan of keepmg such knowledge 
to themselves and their own immediate circle; while 
the latter is the natural reaction of the former. 
There is no question but that the best parts of the 
best rivers are ‘‘taken up” for longer or shorter 
periods; but that a man, who is blessed with a good 
constitution, who does not object to locomotion, and 
who does not mind “roughing it” a bit, cannot meet 
with very fair sport, experience has shown me to be 
a fallacy. 
And, what is more, it frequently happens that 
the latter may meet with better sport than the former ; 
for the one is necessarily a fiatwre, while the other can 
move from place to place, and try his luck in many 
waters. 
It is more especially for this class of sportsmen that 
the following pages are intended; and while I fear 
some of the former will not be pleased at my revealing 
facts which have hitherto been kept very dark, I am 
