SALMON-FISHING. 



CHAPTEE XIV. 



Salmon-Fishing as a Sport Implements and Tackle : Winch ; Rod ; 

 Reel-Line Casting and Fly Lines How to attach the Flies 

 Gaff, and how to use it Different Methods of landing Salmon 

 Casting and manceuvering the Flies When and how to strike 

 Behaviour of a Salmon on being hooked Adventure in Carham 

 Wheel Hints to be attended to in Salmon-Fishing Patience 

 and Perseverance necessary What Creature the Salmon-Fly is 

 supposed to be One Pattern of Salmon-Fly as good as another 

 Artificial Sea Anemone Shrimp, Sand-eel, etc. Parr-Tail and 

 Minnow-Spinning Worm-Fishing Worm-Spinning and Tackle 

 The Eriox Singular Disappearance of the True Salmon from 

 the River Coquet The Whitling. 



OF all the various sports a man can follow, that of 

 salmon-fishing is the most thoroughly captivate 

 ing and exciting. Whether we consider the noble 

 proportions, the vast physical powers, and the game 

 qualities of the fish pursued, the fierce and protracted 

 struggle that must inevitably ensue, ere the prince 

 of the waters yields to his conqueror, and lies gasp- 

 ing at his feet ; the almost equal chances of victory 

 between the fisher and the fish, uncertain as chance 

 itself, trembling in a balance (when a momentary inad- 



