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IMPLEMENTS OF SALMON FISHING. 



inch from the reel, against the whole reluctance and spring of 

 the elastic rod. 



When the fish runs in, the rod must be held nearly erect, 

 and the line reeled in as quickly as possible. If the fish turn 

 sulky, as he will sometimes, and plunge down to the bottom, 

 lying there like a stone or a lump of lead, he must be aroused 

 and forced to run again by a pebble cast in as closely as may 

 be to the spot where he lies, and then his run must be alter- 

 nately humoured and controlled, like the whims of a pretty 

 woman, until his resistance is overpowered, and, like her, he 

 yields him to your will. 



The fly is, as I have before observed, by far the most efiective 

 and killing bait for the Salmon, although it is very doubtful for 

 what the animal mistakes it, since it has no resemblance in 

 nature. The best are, in my opinion, combinations of peacock's 

 herl and jay's wing, with body of pink, blue or green silk 



twined with gold or silver tinsel ; there are, however, many 

 other gay and gaudy feathers which are nearly equally killing. 



