Where to Fish for Salmon. 41 



SALMON MAY BE LOST AFTER BEING HOOKED, 

 IN MANY WAYS. 



When he rushes away after feeling the hook, the 

 chances are he is very slightly held, and his first 

 leap loosens the hook, or, being pretty well hooked, 

 if you are not sharp to lower the end of the rod 

 when he takes his leap, he may get off, or break 

 the hook. He may cut you on a sharp rock, or get 

 round a snag, or may drown your line round a 

 stone, and you have the pleasure of feeling the 

 grating of your gut against the rock, and of seeing 

 your antagonist take a somersault in gladness of 

 getting free, in quite a different place to that in which 

 you supposed him to be. Then again, if a big fish, he 

 will rub the line against a sharp rock or stone at 

 the bottom, and so wear it into a shred. Again, he 

 may break the hook in his last struggles if the 

 hook has got hold of the bone, or he may break by 

 having the butt given him too powerfully, or too 

 great a strain put on the line too soon. Many 

 think stronger gut, double or treble, would be better 

 for such powerful foes, but give me light, strong 

 tackle. You may lose fish certainly. Still I think 

 in the long run you come off best. Senior Angler 

 says that in some waters a heavy rod, a cable line, 

 treble gut, and a huge fly are used. " This would 

 be fine angling for the giant, whose hook 



