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minutes, and I was greatly tempted to try 

 him, but thought it better to wait until the 

 following day. 



Having thought the matter over I con- 

 sulted my canoeman. We came to the con- 

 clusion that if we were to entice that fish it 

 must be done with the full sun shining on 

 the pool, as the salmon was lying in very 

 deep water. 



I also insisted that I must be so placed 

 that I would not have to cast more than 

 fifteen yards. This I was told was impos- 

 sible for the water was too deep for the 

 killig to hold. 



I asked my man if he thought his killig- 

 rope was all the rope there was in the world 

 and he replied: " No, but it is all I have." 

 I then told him to take the rope from the 

 baggage canoe and tie it on to his canoe 

 rope. When this had been done and the 

 sun was sufficiently high to flood the pool 

 with sunlight we proceeded to fish. 



The water was very clear so I used a light 

 No. 3 " Telerafia " cast. These casts have 



