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running aloner the side of the river. On 

 reaching the head of a current, it will proba- 

 bly throw itself out of the water several 

 times, apparently with an intent to break the 

 line with its tail. It may now be necessary 

 to humour the efforts of the fish by giving 

 a little additional line, to ease the strain 

 which this repeated violence may occasion, 

 but as soon as opportunity offers, it must be 

 wound again upon the reel. Disappointed in 

 these fruitless efforts, and maddened by the 

 disappointments, it may probably return 

 with encreased velocity to the spot in which 

 it was hooked, having reliance on some 

 strong hold or secret haunt in the vicinity of 

 its feeding ground. To prevent this, it now 

 requires all the Angler's skill and attention, 

 by endeavouring to turn the struggler as fre- 

 quently as possible, which will fatigue it- 

 more than any other expedient. If the 

 tackle will not admit of his bearing upon the 

 fish, a few small pebbles thrown before its 



