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a position at the foot of a strong stream, which 

 terminates in a whirlpool or eddy ; and the most 

 successful bait which can be used is the artificial 

 fly. Those made in imitation of the dragon flies 

 are the most to be depended upon, as these 

 insects are constantly hovering over the water, 

 consequently are more familiar to the view of the 

 fish. They are, however, so capricious, that they 

 will not unfrequently rise at an extremely gaudy 

 fly, which bears no resemblance to nature, in 

 preference even to a real wasp or dragon fly 5 

 and it will sometimes happen that a trout fisher 

 with small flies will succeed in raising the fish, 

 immediately after an angler prepared for salmon 

 fishing has thrown over the spot a dozen varieties 

 of large flies. The best hours of the day for this 

 diversion are from eight to eleven in the morning, 

 and from three until six in the evening. For 

 specimens of salmon flies see Plate III. 



In trout fishing, when salmon frequent the 

 streams, it is necessary to use stronger tackle 

 than might otherwise be advisable. An instance 



