OBSERVATIONS ON A SALMON RIVER 

 MODERN SALMON FISHING 



By modern salmon fishing I mean the 

 present-day form of fishing from a canoe 

 on Canadian rivers, for in Scotland, where a 

 man must wade or fish from the bank and 

 is often obliged to cast a very long line, the 

 modern light rods would be of poor service. 



In canoe fishing the sport is made easy, 

 for after a fish is hooked the canoe may be 

 moved about and you are quickly placed 

 below your fish, or should the fish take down 

 stream you may follow him on his mad 

 career. 



In this form of fishing you seldom have 

 to cast a fly more than twenty-five yards. 

 The length and weight of a rod depend on 

 the distance it is necessary to cast a fly, for 

 after hooking a fish it is a very easy matter 

 to end the struggle in short order if you un- 

 derstand handling fish, for a fresh run 

 salmon, though active, is not a strong fight- 

 ing fish for its weight. 



Some of the old-time anglers still use 

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