SECRETS OF THE SALMON 



the strain comes on the tip and you will have a 

 good chance to land the fish if you are careful. 

 A good angler can get about half the fish he hooks 

 in this way, otherwise he would get none at all 

 under some weather and water conditions. 



You will see from this that even in the same 

 pool different tackle should be used as conditions 

 change. It is impossible to fish all waters well 

 with one kind of tackle. This can only be done 

 in high water in the early fishing when all fish are 

 in the swift water or in places with plenty of cur- 

 rent to make the wet fly work properly. Later 

 on only part of the fish are in this kind of water, 

 while the greater number are in still water along 

 ledges or at the tail of the pools. In these places 

 the regular wet fly is not a good means of taking 

 them and it is for this reason that so many salmon 

 fishermen are unsuccessful during the later season 

 at the very time when there are more fish in the 

 river, and they should be having the best fishing. 



My advice to the man who wants to have a 

 good time on the salmon river is first to get his 

 tackle in good shape, with a proper assortment of 

 flies, lines, leaders, etc., as described in the chapter 

 on tackle, and to be sure his lines and leaders are 

 well balanced to his rods so they cast properly. 



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