CHAPTER XV. 



PRAWN-FISHING FOR SALMON. 



No matter in what esteem prawn-fishing may be held as 

 compared with fly and minnow fishing, it is certain that 

 fish are often killed by the prawn when all other lures 

 fail to attract. Some anglers refuse to employ either 

 minnow or prawn, because they will not, or because they 

 know not how to use them, and in consequence miss 

 a deal of what others consider sport. 



I confess that, to my mind, the unprejudiced individual 

 who does not handicap himself, but practises the various 

 methods of salmon-angling which provide him with sport 

 in their right times and seasons, has much the best of the 

 argument, and is a better fisherman than he who can only 

 kill fish when the water is in perfect order. In fact, the 

 wisdom of persevering with a lure which for the time 

 being is practically useless does not appeal to me, when 

 a more taking device is at hand, and can be employed 

 without injury to those who may entertain contrary 

 opinions. 



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