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in the lower reaches is apt to become rather shy by the time 

 he arrives at the upper part of the river. 



FLY FISHING versus SPINNING 



Under the best circumstances, when the water is in good 

 condition, and fish fresh run and plentiful, fly fishing is 

 by far the most enjoyable method of angling for salmon. 

 The satisfaction is greater and the sporting chances of the 

 fight more evenly divided than when using a spinning lure, 

 but unless the action of the fly fisher's rod be exactly suited 

 to the muscles of the fisherman, and sport be good, the 

 skilful performer with the spinning rod may find in spinning 

 not only the most effective, but the more fascinating method 

 of fishing. 



After the capture of the first few salmon, and when the 

 sport has lost some of its novelty, the fisherman will 

 frequently have to exercise the greatest patience and 

 perseverance, in order to continue casting his fly with that 

 care and attention which is necessary in order to be 

 successful. 



As the hours lengthen into days, and as the days some- 

 times lengthen into weeks ere the fisherman's labour is 

 repaid by the capture of a salmon unless he be gifted with 

 the patience and perseverance which are so necessary, he 

 will in all probability find the pastime of fly fishing for 

 salmon becoming somewhat wearisome. 



If for instance, he should have a temperament so happy 

 as to enable him to place the most absolute faith in the 

 particular fly he happens to be fishing with, he will, at every 

 cast he makes, expect a salmon to accept his lure ; but if 

 not so happily endowed, it will be almost impossible not to 

 lose faith in the immediate efficacy of the one, two, three 

 or more flies which have been tried for some hours without 

 success. 



