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case, let your hook be large, and armed with gimp; 

 for though a salmon, when struck, very seldom 

 attempts to bite the line, yet, as you will be obliged 

 to play the fish for some time, the line will rake 

 against his teeth, and you will be in great danger 

 of losing your prize without this precaution. Next 

 to gimp are recommended the bristles of a Westpha- 

 lia hog, doubled; which are only preferable to 

 others on account of their length. If therefore, 

 you cannot easily procure the former, you 4 may 

 make use of the common ones, which being fofteri 

 lapped into the length of half a yard, have been 

 found proof against the teeth of a pike, when trol- 

 ling for that fish. 



Wherever you observe a salmon leap out of the 

 water, you may safely conclude there is a deep hole 

 not far off; and if the river is too broad for you to 

 throw a fly, or if a contrary wind hinder you, then 

 lay your leger bait as near the hole as you can, and 

 you will have great probability of success. If you 

 bait with a dace, gudgeon, &c., put on your swivel 

 and reel, and make use of a large cork float, with 

 your live-bait about mid-water. 



NATURAL FLY FISHING. 

 For natural fly-fishing, the rods should be long 

 and slender; the lines fine, but not so long as those 

 used for artificial fly-fishing; the tackle running; 

 and the hooks short in the shanks, and well pro- 

 portioned in size to the baits. In streams, begin 

 by fishing just under the banks or near the shore, 

 and proceed by degrees, until at length you may 

 throw your line the whole breadth of the water. 

 In rivers, which, during the summer months, pro- 

 duce an abundance of weeds, you should fish 

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