12 OBSERVATION'S 



bank. The baits for salmon are the artifi- 

 cial fly, and lob-worm; it is of little con- 

 sequence what colour your fly is, provided 

 it is large and gaudy, ribbed with gold or sil- 

 ver twist. The best times for angling for 

 salmon, are in a morning from nine to ele- 

 ven, and in an evening from six to sun-set, 

 especially when there is a moderate breeze 

 upon the water. Your rod for this pur- 

 pose ought to be fine and strong, with rings 

 for the running line,* which may be made 

 of silk or hair, and ought to be forty yards 

 long at the least, that when hooked, you 

 may, by giving him line, sufficiently tire him; 

 it will, however, require great skill, for he 

 is very strong and will not be easily subdued. 



The method of fishing with a lob -worm 

 is most likely to succeed, and is as follows : 

 Take a lob -worm that has been well scoured, 

 and run your hook through the middle, 



* It may be necefsary here to observe, that when 

 the running line is directed, it will be proper to have 

 a winch or reel upon the butt end of the rod, they 

 arc of various sizes and should be proportioned to the 

 coarsened or finenefs of the line. 



