ii 4 THE SALMON 



Mr. Naylor's individual take for nineteen days' 

 fishing was 214 salmon weighing 1,307 lb., and 304 sea- 

 trout weighing 161 lb. On his great day, August 28, 

 he fished for nine hours, from 9.30 A.M. to 6.30 P.M. 

 The largest number caught in an hour was ten, and 

 the smallest two. When he left off there was still 

 an hour and a half of daylight, and his gillies im- 

 plored him to continue fishing. To use his own 

 expression, he ' was tired of the slaughter/ and did 

 not care to go on, although he has no doubt that 

 he might have caught eight or ten more fish. 



This is indeed a most remarkable record, and I 

 imagine that while there are few anglers who would not 

 dearly like to have one or more such experiences, such 

 extraordinary success would pall if often repeated. Mr. 

 Naylor assured me that no skill was required to hook 

 or land the salmon, that three or four rushed at his fly 

 every time it was cast into the water, and that although 

 he began with two flies, as was the usual practice in 

 these waters, he very soon left it off, as it interfered 

 with landing the fish sufficiently rapidly to catch so 

 large a number in the time. I have never myself 

 caught two salmon at one time, although I have often 

 caught a salmon and a sea-trout, and have had two 

 salmon on together for an appreciable period on 

 several occasions during my fishing career. The 



