WET-FLY FISHING 



they were too easy. I told him to just wait a bit 

 and they would soon teach him something. The 

 next fish jumped and ran into the pool and then 

 started for the sea. He could not hold him and 

 as he reached the white water he yelled: "What 

 shall I do? I can't get him back." I told him to 

 smash the tackle and save the line. When he 

 was fitted out again he wanted me to show him 

 how to save such fish. I soon hooked one which 

 started to play the same trick. When he reached 

 the lip of the pool I had a large loop of loose line 

 ready and threw this past the fish into the rapid 

 water beyond. The pull of the line at once turned 

 the fish and he came back into the pool and was 

 landed. I have used this trick many times and 

 have often, though not always, succeeded in turn- 

 ing salmon. It is surprising how seldom the 

 salmon gets off and how many fish can be saved 

 in this way in difficult places. This is a trick 

 peculiar to salmon fishing and is great sport. 



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