OBSERVATIONS ON A SALMON RIVER 



merged branches of the bushes on the 

 banks were dancing back and forth as the 

 current swept by. 



The canoeman said: "There ain't no fish 

 in this pool, don't you hear the stones a-roll- 

 ing? I replied that they must be somewhere 

 about the pool as I saw no salmon on the 

 bank and that fish were not known to climb 

 trees. 



The killig was dropped close to the bushes 

 at the edge of the pool and, casting a well 

 "doped" fly down stream, I rose, hooked, 

 and landed three salmon of 12, 26 and 35 

 pounds, the only fish taken on the river that 

 day. 



The canoe could not be moved about 

 owing to the rapid current and, as I was 

 fishing with a light grilse rod, it was no easy 

 matter to handle the two heavy fish. 



Later on I discovered the following in 



"The Northwest Coast," a book by James 



G. Swan published in 1857. Writing of 



salmon fishing in Shoal Water Bay, Wash- 



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