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him from behind and influences him to still make up, 

 meanwhile the angler follows him, winding up the 

 slack, and the fight continues. We recall an instance 

 of a large fish having by this ruse been twice enticed 

 up stream, but it was of no avail, as he refused to be 

 deceived by a third application, and broke away with 

 cast, reel-line, and fly; but, on the other hand, this 

 method has several times given us a fish. 



We once witnessed an instance in which a suddenly 

 slacked line induced a fish to head up stream, although 

 in this case it was the result of an accident, and 

 happened as follows : — 



A little lad was fishing for salmon near by, with a 

 rotten old rod and tackle baited with a large worm, 

 which he had dropped into the head of a pool, which 

 he, with the occupants of the farm, had permission 

 to fish. 



We happened to turn round while casting below him 

 and perceived he had a fish on, apparently of good 

 size, so hastened to his assistance and with a hint now 

 and again he managed to play the fish fairly well for 

 about half an hour, the state of the tackle requiring 

 much care. 



Without any warning the fish then made a rush 

 down stream, the rusty old reel screeched again as it 

 spun round, the line ran out its entire length, then 

 broke off at the reel and fell out through the rings on 

 the grassy bank, on which the lad was fortunately 

 standing at some distance from the edge. 



