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and the fisherman must be careful not to* get within the 

 grasp of its powerful current. It abounds with cataracts, 

 whirlpools, and rocky rapids, in which the canoe is as 

 helpless as the man ; but in which the salmon, enjoying 

 the rush and turmoil of waters, love to lie. Perched on 

 some commanding rock, the angler must reach all por- 

 tions of the stream, and cannot select his station or move 

 from place to place. He must accept the opportunity 

 that nature offers and make the most of it. When he 

 has once been so situated, and found his fifteen foot rod 

 unable to command the best pools or the best parts of 

 them, he will register a solemn oath never again to be 

 caught in such a foolish fix, and he will keep that oath 

 better than he does some others. One lesson will be 

 amply sufficient for his full enlightenment. 



LINES. Practically there is but one line for fly-fishing, 

 either for salmon or trout, the braided silk covered with 

 a water-proof preparation, and tapered. We have a 

 fondness theoretically for the horse-hair line, on account 

 of its lightness, but we never use it ow. The superior- 

 ity of the water-proof line is so marked in every point 

 but lightness, which in itself is a qualified advantage, 

 that no one at present uses any other. It should be 

 tapered at both ends, in order to turn it end for end as it 

 wears out, the first portion to give way being that which 

 is most exposed. These lines were at first only made in 

 England, but now they are being generally manufactured 

 here, of a quality scarcely if at all inferior to the import- 

 ed article. 



The trout line is from twenty to thirty yards long, ac- 

 cording to the size of fish it is expected to catch, and the 

 salmon line is one hundred yards in length. The latter 

 is heavier in the center, but they both taper to nearly 

 equal fineness. Weight is necessary to make a long cast, 



