DRY-FLY FISHING 



causes a curl, A little practice will soon teach the 

 trick. The salmon seems to pay no attention to 

 the fly, but his head rises visibly from the bottom. 

 A second cast does not come so close over him and 

 the guide says the fly is too near to me. I lengthen 

 out the casts a little and place the fly just right, 

 about two feet in front of him. As it floats down 

 over him I see him rise and come rather slowly to 

 the surface. As his head comes up I hear the suck- 

 ing noise which is made by closing the gill plates 

 and suddenly opening the mouth causing the fly 

 to enter. I have been fishing trout too much this 

 year and strike quickly and pull the fly away be- 

 fore the fish gets it. It is bad work, and I have to 

 take my punishment by waiting until the salmon 

 resumes his position in the group. They generally 

 take up almost the same position as before. I 

 begin by casting again, and in a few casts the 

 guide says "the fly is passing just over him." 

 This time he does not rise directly up as before but 

 turns after the fly has passed and gets below it, 

 rises and takes it with a great rush. There was 

 no missing this rise, and a lifting of the Une sets 

 the fly and the fight is on. He runs a himdred 

 feet or so and jumps into the air about six feet 

 clear of the water, tumbling over directly away 



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