wait and see what he really intends to do: for often 

 just as you are about to go down he will turn and 

 go back to the pool. When this occurs, the cast 

 i< liable to be cut by the stones in the river-bed; 

 this has happened to me, and I now let the fish 

 get well away before following. When the salmon 

 remains in the pool or in any swift water, keep be- 

 low him if possible. This gives him the current 

 and rod to contend with. Hold the rod well up, 

 because the spring of the rod in this position will 

 kill the fish much quicker than if held at an angle 

 of forty-five degrees; besides, when he makes 

 his frequent jumps, if the rod is well up you can 

 lower it, and then you will not be shocked by a 

 broken leader, for lowering the rod gives him line. 

 This I consider most important, although there are 

 many anglers who argue differently. I have seen 

 an angler turn a thirty-five-pound salmon com- 

 pletely over when he jumped, and I have also 

 seen the same angler break two leaders in succes- 

 sion doing the same trick. It is safer and prettier 

 to give them the line. 



Do not hold the salmon too hard at first. When 

 he has become a little quieter, pull as hard as you 

 like, keeping a steady strain all the time. I 

 always try to bring my fish to the man in the 

 stern of the canoe. If you keep below the salmon 

 until he is tired out, you can usually do this. Of 

 course, it is easier to bring him to the bowman's 



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