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CHAPTER XIII. 



SALMON FISHING. 



Outline of Salmon history and nomenclature. Fly-fishing: two prin- 

 cipal difficulties, the 'rise' and the 'stroke'; casting and working 

 the fly. Salmon haunts ; changing flies, and casting for second rise ; 

 wading and waterproofing. 



Salmon and Grilse flies : three uni'versal flies described — ' Silver,' ' gold,' 

 and ' rainbow.' Neiv method of construction — Head-hackles ; 'loops'; 

 how to fasten flies to casting-lines. Rod, reels, and lines. Gaffing. 

 Hooks for Salmon flies. Spinning for Salmon — The Eel-tail bait and 

 tackle ; how to dress and use. Worm-fishing tackle, h'c. 



Outline of " Salmon History" and 

 Nomenclature. 



i A History of the Salmon, in the proper sense of the 

 term, is beyond the scope of this work, and I have 

 moreover already dealt with the subject in detail in the 

 "Angler-Naturalist." A few facts, however, which I 

 shall put as briefly as possible, are desirable, if only to 

 enable the fisherman to know what Salmon he may put 

 into his creel and what he ought to return to the river. 

 The general terms used in Salmon nomenclature may 

 also perhaps be useful. 



The young of a Salmon remains one, two, or three 

 years in the river before migrating to the sea : during 



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