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CHAPTER XVI. 



The Action of a Salmon Fly Necessity for fishing Down-stream 

 for Salmon How to hold a Salmon-rod How to face the 

 Water Placing the Fly Working the Rod Picking the 

 Line off the Water Casting Slack Line The Value of 

 Switching Good Style Length of Line to be used 

 Fishing a Pool, or Reach Mr. Kelson's Theory The Use 

 of Silver-bodied Flies Small Flies for Low Water 

 ' Coming ' and ' Refusing ' Changing Flies Selection 

 of Flies with reference to Weather, etc. Old Standard 

 Flies * Coming ' and ' Taking ' Striking a Salmon- 

 Playing a Salmon Sulking Gaffing a Salmon Killing 

 and Gaffing Difference in Weight after Gilling How to 

 carry a Salmon. 



BEFORE entering upon the subject of casting with 

 a salmon-rod, I think it will be advisable to give 

 some consideration to the action of a salmon-fly in 

 the water, 



It is the general opinion that salmon take the 

 artificial fly for some living thing, probably a 

 shrimp. At all events, whatever they suppose it 

 to be, it most certainly is not like anything which 

 lives above the surface of the water. The term 

 1 fly ' is, therefore, a misnomer ; that of ' lure ' 

 would be more expressive and correct, for there 



