54 OBSERVATIONS ON A SALMON RIVER 



is more important than the appearance of 

 the sky. 



A dark fly shows better on a dark day, 

 while in bright weather a fly of many colours 

 is more easily seen. The Black Dose is 

 a good fly late in the evening for the same 

 reason that a black flag can more easily be 

 seen on a dark night than a white one. 



It is a well-known custom to use large 

 flies on heavy water and small flies on light 

 water. 



If you rise a fish and rest him it is usual 

 to change the fly to one of smaller size. On 

 the Grand Cascapedia, however, it is the 

 custom in this case to increase the size of 

 the fly. 



Salmon are monocular and often drowsy, 

 for they travel by night and rest in the day- 

 time, so they often do not see the flies that 

 are presented to them. 



The patterns and sizes of flies are prob- 

 ably of more importance to the anglers than 

 to the fish. One of our best fishermen has 

 used the Dusty Miller exclusively for many 



