sporting with flies, and sometimes, when 

 kept back by a late spring, he goes for 

 head-waters at once, only stopping when 

 compelled by fatigue. 



Salmon, guided by caprice in the choice 

 of location, so that the stone behind which 

 the fly must fall to give a chance of suc- 

 cess, has often to be pointed out by the 

 local assistant. The tackle used is so 

 strong, and generally the nature of Salmon 

 casts so open, that with ordinary skill a 

 fish once fairly hooked has little chance of 

 breaking away. 



Alarmed, they move rapidly in the wa- 

 ter, and go a distance without stopping. It 

 is necessary to be cautious in fishing them. 

 Wary and scientific anglers have their 

 patience tried in taking this fish, whose 

 instinct leads it to artful and singular ef- 

 forts to escape. The feeding grounds of 

 the Salmon are swift streams, and deep 

 lakes, with gravelly and pebbly bottoms, 

 where there are easy outlets to the sea ; 

 the time for fishing, from May until Au- 

 gust In the first of the season, worms, 



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