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at the head-waters of the Kamchatka River ; we 

 accordingly resolved to start on the following day. 

 In the meanwhile, we brought out our rods and 

 fishing-tackle to give the salmon a fair chance. Our 

 flies proved a complete failure with those unsophisti- 



STARTING OUT SALMON FISHING. 



cated salnionidcr, and not a rise could be obtained 

 from them, though we foul-hooked them every 

 moment. Litdedale next tried a small spoon-bait, 

 which he cast with great skill into the middle of 

 the stream. The result was instantaneous, and his 

 reel soon whizzed round drawing a taut line ; after 



