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are often the most capricious in their choice of food. 

 Sometimes in low water they will take trout flies in 

 preference to the gay flies tied for their special benefit. 

 They will also take the real minnow as well as the artificial, 

 and sometimes worms, shrimps, lobster, or even crab's 

 claws. 



ON SALMON CASTS. 



I can with confidence recommend my salmon casting 

 lines, tied with the buffer knot ; and I am confident no 

 casting line can be depended on without it, as the silk 

 prevents the gut fraying between the knots. I will try to 

 describe how these casts are tied. Take two strands of 

 best round salmon gut, well test it to see that it is good, 

 lay one end over the other, form a loop with the short 

 end and pass the end through the loop, drawing it tight. 

 Reverse it and do the other the same. Then well wax a 

 length of strong light silk. Give six or seven wraps of 

 silk between the knots ; cut off the silk, and with a pair 

 of pliars draw the knots close together. If it breaks, try 

 it again ; if it does so a second time, discard it and take 

 a new length. I prefer gut that will stand without soaking. 

 I consider ten lengths of gut ample for a salmon cast. 

 My fine trout and greyling casts are much approved of, 

 the gut being selected with great care to taper regularly. 

 In fact, every part of the tackle should taper regular, 

 from the butt to the end fly. 



