seemed to me, every suit in sight, we decided upon 

 a black cutaway coat and waistcoat ; and as there 

 were no trousers of the same pattern, I selected a 

 beautiful pair of black with white stripes. 



"Now," said he, "you are all right." Whc-fli'-r 

 he had any interest in that shop, my readers shall 

 decide; I was a novice, and had never killed a 

 Cascapedia salmon. What did I care whether I 

 fished in a cutaway or a nightgown ! 



On our arrival at the river, imagine my astonish- 

 ment when my canoeman told me that the loud, 

 startling plaid clothes were just the thing. Per- 

 haps he had an eye for the cutaway ; I am sure 

 that he had, for before I left he got it. 



Any color will do, although I should not advise 

 fishing in one's shirt-sleeves, at least if the shirt 

 be white and you are on a pool where the salmon 

 can see you as I once saw a man doing in a 

 white jersey, white duck trousers, and a white hat. 

 I asked him if he had had any sport. " Not a fish 

 since I have been on the river!" he replied. Yet 

 he continued to wear that white suit just the 

 same. 



Salmon are accustomed to seeing dark objects 

 floating down the river, such as logs, branches of 

 trees, etc. ; therefore I should recommend clothes 

 as similar in color as possible. The Lovat mixture 

 is an excellent cloth for a suit, with cap to match. 

 When the river is high it does not matter, but at 



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