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and still pools in rivers as well. It is much in vogue 

 in Scottish lochs (lakes), and is just as suitable in 

 our own. I do not see why land-locked salmon 

 should not be as available to anglers in our Maine 

 waters as they are in the waters of Scotland. In 

 Sebago, Lake, at least, there seems to be good fish- 

 ing from early April, or as soon as the ice goes out ? 

 until July 1, although the fish are suspicious and the 

 angler is not always sure of his game. Sometimes 

 half a dozen fine salmon will reward his efforts, and 

 again he may fish for days without appreciable re- 

 sults. Land-locked salmon fishing has been good in 

 April the past two years. A few salmon get in ahead 

 of the smelts and afford good sport. After the smelts 

 leave has usually been considered the best time to 

 fish. Chances vary with the season. 



Medium sized flies are the best, of course, and 

 should never exceed one inch in length. Dingee 

 Scribner's Sons, of St. John, New Brunswick, make 

 the best land-locked salmon flies known, and we 

 have patterns of yellow bodies with turkey wings, 

 and claret body with mallard wings, which we have 

 always used with success wherever tried. We notice 



