84 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



We procured a number of herrings with 

 which to bait them up, and then lay on our 

 oars, awaiting developments. Presently one 

 of the fishermen called out, " Halloa, boys ! 

 here's a fellow ! " meaning an albacore, 

 followed by a shout from another and still 

 another, that they were about their boats ; so 

 we slowly moved outside the range of the 

 boats, throwing over a herring every few 

 yards to toll them along with us. When we 

 considered we were far enough away, we took 

 the precaution to secure the reel to the thwart, 

 for we were a bit afraid of the fish we expected 

 to grapple with. Then I threw over a her- 

 ring, to see if there were any albacores near 

 us, and to our delight a monster rushed for 

 it just under the surface, so I threw another 

 loose one and another attached to the hook. 

 He rushed for the first one, whirled and took 

 hold of the other, and we had hold of him. 

 Then for a few minutes we had a good imita- 

 tion of the antics of a wild prairie horse when 

 first haltered. He jumped his full length out 

 of the water, which gave us a very vivid idea 

 of the monster we were attached to ; then he 

 started at an awful pace across the harbour. 



