REMINISCENT TALES 



As the afternoon waned the agreement 

 had to be modified for the one grilse that 

 had been kept was scarcely sufficient for 

 their needs. One more fish must be killed 

 regardless of gender. Luckily the Angler 

 landed a large jack, so the food question was 

 solved. 



After leaving the island a short paddle 

 brought the party to a small but very com- 

 fortable camp. Wishing to plank his fish, 

 it became necessary for the Angler to find 

 a suitable board. Near the camp, nailed to 

 a tree, was a large sign with black lettering 

 reading something like this: 



NO POACHING 



Quickly it was pounded free and the fish 

 planked on the other side. Where it became 

 burned the wood was scraped and the sign 

 was replaced. Nobody was ever the wiser, 

 except the guides, and they never told. 



Next day they returned to the first camp. 



There was another branch of the river that 



might be called a short cut to the head 



waters. The guides reported the fishing to 



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