files, and are good on all Canadian waters. There 

 are innumerable varieties, but the above are quite 

 necessary for one's outfit. It is well to have a 

 large assortment, because when the water is low 

 salmon will very seldom in the daytime take the 

 same fly which they will rise to when the river is 

 high and muddy; so one should always have on 

 hand different sizes of the above. I have had very 

 little success with those smaller than No. 6 double. 

 Although I have taken salmon with No. 8, 1 do not 

 consider them practical ; they tear out easily and 

 only hurt and lose fish. I am now referring to the 

 Cascapedia, where the salmon run very large. On 

 rivers where the fish are smaller the No. 8 double 

 is used successfully ; but I believe the No. 6 to be 

 quite small enough, if properly landed in the pool. 

 My observation has convinced me that a medium- 

 sized fly when cast by an expert angler is more kill- 

 ing than a smaller fly cast by the same person. To 

 illustrate my theory: Many years ago I was fishing a 

 famous pool on the Cascapedia ; it was late in the 

 season ; as the water was low and clear, I used a 

 very small fly. I noticed that one of the canoemen 

 was watching my casts most intently, and as I kept 

 pegging away until nearly exhausted, without any 

 success, he finally remarked: "I think that if you 

 use a larger fly and cast it better, you will get a 

 fish." This remark made me a little weary, because 

 I thought I was doing splendidly, and to be con- 



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