FISHING 



Apart from the angler's skill and knowledge of 

 the river, success in salmon angling depends more 

 upon the condition of the water than upon the 

 weather. It is better to fish in the most unlikely 

 weather, when the water is in good order, than in 

 the best of weather when the river is rising or 

 " dead low." The most certain time of all in 

 which to get a salmon is when the river begins to 

 rise. If the angler is then at a good stream or 

 pool and the salmon are there, he will probably 

 hook a fish ; but this favourable opportunity only 

 lasts for ten or twenty minutes or half-an-hour. 

 The more quickly the water rises, the shorter will 

 this happy period for angling be, and after it is 

 over there will be no more sport as long as the. 

 water continues to rise. The serious business of 

 a salmon in fresh water is to work his way up 

 stream. He does this when the water is rising, 

 and when he is fairly engaged in doing it he 

 will not look at playthings. It must also be 

 borne in mind that fish do not as a rule take well 

 when they are expecting a flood, and it follows 

 that a day on which the river rises is likely to be 

 a bad day on the whole, though one on which the 

 angler will probably save a blank, if he is lucky 



