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best adapted to handling the fish, and 

 for this reason there are no rules to 

 guide the beginner. Any trolling 

 spoon equipped with a No. 6 hook, 

 with proper handling is strong enough 

 to land the average silverside. Because 

 of the possible strike from an extra 

 large silverside, or a large chinook, it 

 is wise to have a No. 8 hook. 



The salmon troller has many petty 

 annoyances to worry him. The stringy 

 moss that drifts in the fall gathers on 

 the hooks and swivels, preventing the 

 spinning of the spoon. The angler can 

 easily tell by the pull of the line 

 whether or not things are going wrong. 

 Much trouble is caused by the biting of 

 small fish especially chubs ; they lead up 

 so meekly that the sight of one soon be- 

 comes repulsive. Salmon trout are 

 likely to bite, and a two or three pound- 

 er furnishes considerable sporty as they 



are very gamey and fight to the finish. 

 The diminutive brook trout will some 

 times strike the big hooks and he looks 

 quaint enough fighting the heavy line 

 in his weak way. 



The fascinating feature about salmon 

 fishing is the ever present signs of the 

 fish. If the fisherman fails to secure a 

 strike immediately he may enjoy the in- 

 tervals observing the interesting and 

 exciting spectacle afforded by the suc- 

 cess of his fellow-anglers. Sometimes 

 an old man with gray hair and whisk- 

 ers draws near and swings away to- 

 ward the southern shore. In a) moment 

 his spinning spoon is visible. Quickly, 

 like an arrow from a bow, a chinook 

 shoots upward through the dark green 

 water, striking heavily, then, leaping 

 into the air like a bucking cayuse, he 

 plunges back into the snowy foam. The 

 old man's countenance is soon ablaze 





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