312 FLY FISHING AND SPINNING 



So long as the barb is sharp enough to effect a lasting 

 attachment, and the eye strong enough to stand the strain of 

 a fight, the more knocked about an ordinary shop dressed 

 salmon fly is, the more effective it very often appears to be 

 when fishing for salmon. 



It should also be remembered that after a spate the 

 minnow and the fly may at any time of the year be used 

 with equal chance of success. 



Generally speaking, the deeper the lure when wet fly 

 fishing or spinning the better, for the less distance that 

 a big fish has to move, to the lure, the greater the 

 chance of securing it. 



Spin slowly, as long as the bait spins freely. 



The perfection of a spinning reel does not consist in the 

 distance a lure can be thrown, but in the mechanical 

 perfection of its mechanism to the object of fishing. 



When wading be especially careful as you approach the 

 head of any salmon pool a rapidly shelving soft bottom, 

 or a rocky ledge and a strong stream behind the fisherman 

 have proved potent factors in many cases of drowning. 



Don't, therefore, wade deeply when directly above and 

 approaching the head of a salmon pool. 



Lower the rod well down, and always take in sufficient 

 line before making a fresh cast, to make your back cast 

 successful. 



Be certain that your salmon has received his coup-de-grdce 

 ere attempting to disengage the lure from its mouth. 



After a salmon has received its coup-de-grdce there are 

 two periods during which its flesh should be cooked and eaten. 

 The first period is from one to four hours after it has ceased 



