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changing later to Yellow Doctors, and had 

 seven fish when we landed at noon, losing 

 four others. He secured five, and lost two ; I 

 got two, and lost two. I had fished this 

 stream several years, and noted the peculiar- 

 ities of the different runs of salmon that 

 frequented it, yet never saw fish like these. 

 They were apparently very fierce for the fly, 

 but only rushed once. If he were struck, 

 then, well ; if not, time would be saved by not 

 trying him again. A number were started 

 that were not hooked nor pricked, yet they 

 could not be tempted to come again in that 

 pool at that time, although we both changed 

 flies by the score. We found they were very 

 gamey fought hard. They were direct from 

 the sea, so bright and beautiful, and resented 

 such treatment, thus affording us clear sport. 

 One that my friend hooked, a 17-lb. fish, 

 ran out every yard of his line down stream, 

 and had to be followed. He jumped and ran, 

 ran and jumped and flounced went directly 

 under their boat once. After a lapse of three- 

 quarters of an hour, he began to give in. 

 When they had him almost to the boat, a 

 drift log was spied coming down across their 



