II, 



HOW TO FISH FOR SALMON. 



N fishing for salmon there can be no 



doubt that two conditions are very 



essential: — i. A knowledge of the 



river you are going to fish ; 2. How to 



cast a fly over a fish. 



The first you gain either by experience, or you 

 trust to the keeper or gillie. The second rests 

 entirely with yourself. Many a fish cast over never 

 sees the fly ; some fishermen go floundering on, 

 thinking they have made such a beautiful cast, be- 

 cause the fly has delicately touched the water just 

 where intended, but that won't do in salmon fishing. 

 The working of the fly at the proper angle so 

 as to come well over the fish so that he may see 

 it, is of far greater importance than delicate throw- 

 ing ; and many a fish is missed for want of attention 

 to this rule. 



Then we all have our notions about flies. All 



