How to Get Them 



length; half way between the sinker and hook 

 is fixed a small box swivel, size No. 4, to admit 

 of the hook turning freely. The bait is towed at 

 a depth of at least twenty feet, and the usual sail- 

 ing speed is four miles an hour. The best fishing 

 is usually to be had during the forenoon and the 



best season is in June, and till well into 

 with 'sait August. Twenty-five fish is considered 



a good day's catch for 

 one hook, the average size being 

 a little over tAventy pounds, though 

 fifty pounds are occasionally 

 caught. There is a mixed assort- 

 ment of sportsmen and market 

 fishermen. The latter, are some- 

 what more crude in method, and 

 if they use a rod at all (a com- 

 mon bamboo pole) they drop it 

 as soon as the salmon is on and 

 haul in, hand-over-hand style. 



There are two live baits used in 

 takingthe salmon, the worm and the prawn, the lat- 

 ter being an exceedingly effective bait. It is used 

 when the water is low and clear and 

 Salmon^" *^ ^3 fishing is useless, but salmon will 

 take it when the water is high, if it be 

 clear. Before using, the prawn should be salted. 

 The best prawn tackle is that shown above. The 

 ; needle is put in at the tail and out of the head of 

 'the bait, and the point is then passed through the 

 small loop on the shank of the lowest double hook; 

 a few turns of red silk are then taken round the 

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Prawn baited for 

 salmon. 



