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CHAPTER XV. 



SALMON AND SEA TROUT FISHING. 



THE SALMON ; SEA AND BULL TROUT ; SEWIN ; 

 SALMON FISHING AS A SPORT ; THE ROD, 

 LINE, AND REEL ; How TO USE THEM ; 

 JlGGERING AND SULKY FlSH ; SALMON 

 FLIES ; SPINNING, ETC. 



EFORE entering into the practical part of this 

 ponderous subject, we think a few remarks as 

 to the varieties of salmon, sea or white trout, and 

 other andamorous fish, may not only be necessary, 

 but may also serve to supply a deficiency hitherto 

 conspicuous in angling works. 



In the ichthyological classification of migratory 

 salmonidae much difference exists, the ordinary 

 method followed by naturalists in determining species 

 proving inadequate. So innumerable are the varia- 

 tions, that the sub-generic group (Salmones) are for 

 the most part named after the water they inhabit, 

 as Galway sea trout, Tay salmon, Shannon salmon, 

 etc., etc. The differences between these consist both 

 in size, form, and colour; and are due to the following 

 amongst other causes : First, the varying properties 

 of the water in different localities ; second, the 



