Voss and the Evanger River. 225 



With fair usage the Evauger shouhl keep up a good 

 head of salmon, for it is water eminently suited to their 

 requirements, and there are fine breeding places both in 

 the river and in Vossevangen Lake, while, in addition to 

 this, it shelters few vermin in the shape of bull-trout 

 and trout, so much so that if your hook touches any- 

 thing it is long odds on it being a salmon. 



The big fish mostly run up in the heavy waters of 

 the earlier part of the season, and grand sport tliey 

 give. 



I have had magnificent struggles with them, and it is 

 best to be pretty smart all round when thus meeting 

 them upon their favourite battle-ground. What a fine 

 sight is a fresh-run springer of 30 lbs. or more when, 

 securely hooked, he jumps clear of rapid water to the 

 height of several feet, sending the spray Hying in all 

 directions as he falls, and, to one's delight, the line again 

 tightens ! 



I have known more than twenty big fish to have been 



lost by breakages in this water alone during the first 



month of the season, and this sets one thinking how often 



a 30-lb. to 40-lb. fish may have been hooked and lost 



during his career. I fancy many of them have considerable 



experience in breaking tackle, judging from the very 



artful devices they employ seriatim in their attempts for 



freedom. 



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