28 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



run, still holding the fish in the ecldy, but 

 observed that he was getting very weak, and 

 would soon give up. 



Every salmon sportsman knows that that is 

 the time to line, hook, and tip, when the fish 

 ceases to help himself by heading the current, 

 so that the gear has not only to bear the 

 weight of the current, but the additional 

 weight of the fish. We were convinced that 

 the only way to save him was to drop the boat 

 down, which was by no means an easy task, 

 when he was below the first run on the Falls, 

 a rush of water not to be played with. Fortu- 

 nately, we had an unusually long rod, and Sol 

 dropped her very slowly, enabling me to 

 gather in my line and hold the fish, which 

 was now nearly drowned in the eddy. The 

 boat had reached a point where she must be 

 secured, and Sol and I must change posi- 

 tions he to the stern with the gaff, I to the 

 bow with the rod. This was accomplished, 

 but the situation was getting exciting. " Look 

 out ! Look out ! Handle him mighty easy ! 

 The fly is almost out of him ! " exclaimed Sol. 

 "I am afraid we'll lose him yet.' 7 I was 

 working him up towards the boat with all the 



