CHAPTER XVII. 

 SALMON AND SEA-TROUT. 



The pains and pleasures of salmon fishing Selecting a rod 

 Weight of rod and line Gut and flies A small stock 

 Gaff, landing-net, and glove Waders Learning a 

 river " Taking-places " Running fish Casting the 

 fly The Spey cast Ambidexterity Fishing the fly 

 How to land a salmon Spinning Spinning with the 

 fly-rod Spoonbait Spare triangles Casting and work- 

 ing the spoon Bait fishing Sea-trout Ways of catch- 

 them Bull-trout Night- fishing. 



LASTLY, with the experience gained in pursuit of 

 other fish at his back, the novice comes to the final 

 stage of freshwater fishing, and perhaps hesitates 

 as to whether he will or will not add a salmon rod 

 with its attendant pains and pleasures, to his 

 armoury. The pains are to be taken into con- 

 sideration ; a fortnight of diligent casting without 

 a single salmon as a reward is no uncommon 

 experience. Also, good fishing is not to be had 

 without heavy outlay ; indeed, not always with it, 

 for there are such things as bad seasons, and heart- 

 breaking they are. On the other hand, the pleasures 



