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polemics than I am, will, in a spirit of toleration, 

 convince me of any halieutic heresies I may 

 herein have promulgated, I do solemnly vow to 

 recant them publicly in a second edition of " The 

 Book of the Salmon." 



Another hint, on concluding this chapter. In 

 fine late spring, summer, and early autumn 

 weather, salmon rise best of mornings and even- 

 ings; before 10 o'clock a.m., and after 5 o'clock 

 p. m. In early spring-tide, I consider the best 

 hours for salmon-fishing are those between 10 a. m. 

 and 4 P. M. It is complete loss of time to fly- 

 fish for salmon in the middle of the day, when 

 the water is low and clear, and the sun shining 

 out cloudlessly. The attention of the reader is 

 directed to what is said about the river Spey, and 

 night-fishing, in the next chapter. 



