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knew of America; Mr. Whitney has been the 

 Columbus to proclaim the discovery to the world, 

 and to command for it the attention it deserves." 

 As salmon-fishing the world over is in streams, 

 from the beautiful pools of Canada and Maine to 

 those of Scotland, the fish has come to be known 

 as a fresh-water denizen. It is rarely thought of 

 as an inhabitant of the ocean, yet the cool water 

 of the Kuroshiwo, which sweeps down the north- 

 west coast, is doubtless its home, and it goes up the 

 streams but to deposit its eggs and die. Salmon- 

 fishing par excellence, with the fly, as well as the 

 habits of the fish, is fully described in another 

 volume of this series, hence I shall merely refer 

 to the sport as it is found in salt water. The 

 salmon live somewhere offshore all winter, ex- 

 actly where, is not known ; but it is the belief of 

 anglers that they do not stray to any great dis- 

 tance from the shore, probably haunting some 

 bank where the herring and anchovies roam in 

 winter. In spring they move north, or in, and 

 by the last of May, sometimes sooner, sometimes 

 later, and generally about June i5th, they enter 

 the bays of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Carmel, 

 chasing in the great schools of herring, squid, and 

 anchovies. For weeks the professional fishermen 



