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about thirty yards above the break of the 

 rapid. The fisherman should not venture on 

 this throw without an attendant, because, on 

 hooking a fish, it will be necessarv to land 

 as soon as possible — an operation wnich the 

 ruggedness of the loose stones at the bottom 

 and the strength of the current render diffi- 

 cult to a man who has a fish on, while 

 missing his footing would be followed by 

 almost certain destruction. Should the fish- 

 erman be tempted to kill his fish from the 

 white stone, which he can easily do, the 

 salmon, when exhausted, will be carried 

 down the rapids, floating past him at about 

 three yards' distance, so that it will be im- 

 possible for him to get a pull on his fish 

 without breaking his rod. On landing, he 

 may leave his man on the white stone with 

 the gaff, and let his fish tail on to him while 

 he keeps a pull on him from above ; or he 

 may gaff him in a little indent on the shore : 

 but in that case he must take care of a weedy 

 point, which runs much farther into the 

 water than it seems to do. This throw 

 requires wind, but is particularly good. 



