PREFACE 



that I can safely say that in any of our Atlantic 

 rivers, where there are salmon and where they 

 can be seen in the pools, I can always raise a 

 number each day and generally secure a good 

 catch if I am skilful enough not to bungle the 

 casts and the hooking of the fish to too great an 

 extent. The methods used are largely of my own 

 devising, as I had never heard of using a dry fly 

 or nymph fly for the salmon before I used them 

 for the purpose myself. My friends Ambrose 

 Monell and George La Branche have worked on 

 this interesting problem with me and have given 

 me the benefit of their knowledge and experience. 

 We have fished a number of seasons together in 

 the Upsalquitch and tried out many experiments. 

 In order to understand why it is necessary to 

 have other methods than those in use by the regular 

 fishermen we must look to the habits of the salmon 

 when in fresh water. The science of psychology 

 applies to fish as well as to all other members of 

 the animal kingdom. To understand salmon we 

 must study salmon psychology as well as know 

 the salmon's physical habits and life history. Even 

 with this knowledge one discovers that the salmon 



