SALMON BREAKING WATER 



you need not waste any time fishing for him be- 

 cause you will never get that fish at that time. He 

 is in pain from the growth of the melt or roe sack 

 inside his body and is jarring himself to settle the 

 sack or break down some small lesion formed in 

 the body cavity. In all my experience I have 

 never yet caught a fish I saw jump in this way. 

 You may get another fish in the same locality 

 but not this one. This form of leap is much 

 more frequent in the late season, when the sacks 

 get larger and occupy more space in the body. 



I always watch all breaks with the greatest 

 care, as they not only show the location of the 

 fish, but often indicate just how to fish for them in 

 the surest way. 



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