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it should be caught by boulder or 
branch, 
Never let the gaffsman strike at the 
salmon when the sun is shining in his 
eyes. In truth, a good gaffsman will 
not attempt it. 
Never try to gaff a fish that is deep 
down, nor until it is fairly exhausted, 
which you will know when the silvery 
belly rolls up to the sky. . 
Salmon may be gaffed from the 
canoe, but landing the fish from the 
shore yields far better sport. 
Shun the gaffsman who is slow or 
loth to get wet. 
Truly is the landing net an impedi- 
ment, and more fish have been lost by 
it than by the gaff. 
In rainy and stormy weather, em- 
ploy a heavy, 18-foot wood rod; on 
bright, sunshiny days, use a delicate, 
16-foot cane rod. 
The spliced rod is more pliant and 
willowy than the ferruled rod, has an 
even yielding give from butt to tip, 
and is not so apt to tear out the fly 
the moment the salmon seizes the lure. 
On windy, stormy days, it is easy 
to cast a heavy tapered line on a stiff 
rod, while light lines will be blown 
against the rod in futile attempts to 
cast. 
In boat fishing, the short, whippy 
rod is to be preferred to the long, 
heavy, stiff tool. 
In casting from the shore with a 
long, heavy rod and in employing it 
in broken water, the line may be lifted 
over rocks and the fish held under 
better control than by a light, whippy 
rod. 
Weight and thickness of lines must 
be proportioned to the rod; that is, a 
stiff rod requires a heavy. line, a 
whippy rod requires a light, thin line. 
Always take a spare or second rod 
with you to guard against accident 
while away from the camp, lest regret 
forever abide with you. 
Avoid carrying your leaders on 
your hat. Gut will quickly rot when 
exposed to bright, hot sunshine. 
RECREATION, 
Drawn gut is that which is scraped 
or filed down until it is of a uniform 
size, so as to be pulled through a hole 
to determine its uniformity, 
Lines should be waterproofed and 
tapered, of a substantial size and not 
under 100 yards in length. 
See that your line is absolutely 
smooth, and beware of rough places, 
breaks or kinls; you can find them 
by drawing the line through your 
fingers. 
The best way of drying waders is to 
fill with dry warm bran, oats or barley, 
which should be shaken out as soon as 
it begins to cool. 
Use old woolen clothing and a soft 
hat ; avoid bright colors in your attire. 
If you ask for the one thing in sal- 
mon angling that brings sorest disap- 
pointment and deepest chagrin, it is 
slack line between the fly and the reel, 
unguarded and uncontrolled; for who 
has not learned that salmon possess a 
satanic instinct for rising and taking 
the fly at that instant when the angler 
is utterly helpless. 
Do not disquiet the salmon, disgust 
your guides and tire yourself by whip- 
ping the pool until your last chance of 
raising the salmon is gone. At least 
make some endeavor to discover the 
propitious moment by intervals of rest 
beneficial to the salmon, your guides 
and yourself by studying the condi- 
tions of water, weather and flies. 
Remember there are miles of live 
and active water in the river where 
the salmon do not lie. 
Multitudinous are the reasons and 
2 good methods exist to ascertain the 
pools: 
Get an old guide well acquainted 
with the river. 
Go over the water until you learn 
the pools. 
Where the river is in freshet the 
salmon will leave the normal pools and 
then for the time being you must seek 
them in strange places; with the sub- 
sidence of water you will be sure to 
find them in the accustomed places. 
