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tfced in this regard by using 50 yards of silk line 

 spliced to a length of cheaper but good linen line. 



Nine-foot leaders should be used and these may be 

 made from three-foot lengths of heavy, medium and 

 light gut, or, where the fish run large, extra heavy, 

 heavy and medium gut. Nine-foot salmon leaders 

 may also be made from lengths of triple-twisted, 

 double-twisted and single gut. Use only the very 

 best gut, and test it. 



The best salmon flies are: Silver doctor, black 

 fairy, Durham ranger, Jock Scott, silver gray, brown 

 fairy, dusty miller, Nicholson, black dose. Of these 

 the silver doctor and Jock Scott are the best. They 

 should be tied on No. 2 and 4 hooks. A few flies on 

 I and i-o hooks should be in the book for high water 

 and evening fishing. Double-hook flies are also used. 

 Salmon flies are not listed in the same way as trout 

 flies. Each salmon fly has its own price according to 

 the greater or less expense of tying it; for instance, 

 the silver doctor costs $6.50 a dozen, while the Jock 

 Scott is $7.00. Others range from $3.50 to $6.50 

 the dozen. 



Leader-boxes and fly-books have been discussed in 

 the chapters on trout-fly-fishing. Small salmon may 

 properly and preferably be netted or beached; larger 

 fish must be gaffed. Experienced salmon anglers pre- 

 fer to use a gaff made by lashing a gaff-hook to a stout 

 handle. The gaff-hook may be procured at any good 

 tackle store. This saves, also, the trouble of packing 



