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chances are that he will succeed in breaking his hold, 

 either by the mere force of his fall into the stream, or by 

 tumbling across the line ; the latter accident scarcely ever 

 fails to set him free. There is a remarkable difference in 

 salmon with reference to their particular movements; 

 some never leap at all, whilst others are at it continually. 

 When the fish takes what is called " the sulks," the 

 chances of killing him are very problematical. 



A salmon will rise again and again at the fly after he 

 has once missed it. In this respect he difYers widely 

 from the trout. We have seen the salmon miss the fly 

 a dozen times in succession, and at last take it greedily. 

 Should he, however, be slightly hooked in any instance, 

 and break off, he will come no more, at any rate not 

 for some considerable time. 



It is an essential part of an angler's knowledge to be 

 able to detect with a glance of the eye, the most probable 

 places where salmon may be expected to lie. When 

 fishing in lakes, he must necessarily take the water at 

 hazard ; but in rivers and smaller streams, a considerable 

 latitude is afforded him for a display of judgment and 

 skill. It is not often that the fish are to be found in long 

 straggling streams, comparatively shallow and not lead- 

 ing directly into deep water. They are always very shy 

 about trusting themselves in such places. On the con- 

 trary, a rapid stream leading directly into a sheet of deep, 

 and comparatively still water, is the most probable haunt 

 for fish. Many large fish, however, never go into the 

 streams at all; they keep in deep water amongst large 

 stones, bush-roots, and old sunken roots of trees. When 

 therefore there is a fine curl on the water, and it is other- 

 wise in good condition, the deeps are the places for find- 

 ing fish. The shallow end or tail of a good long deep, 



