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form of fishing, and it is also available on the lower 
waters of the G-aula, Surna, Forde, Evanger, and many 
other rivers which also afford fly-fishing on their upper 
reaches. 
Harling a swift salmon-river and trolling a current¬ 
less loch are very different things, though there are 
stay-at-home sportsmen who, with a singular mixture of 
ignorance and insular prejudice, affect to believe them 
the same. Effectively to harl a large river—that is, 
to attain the best possible results—both fisherman and 
boatmen must thoroughly understand their work and 
their water, and pay constant attention to each. 
With two rods at work (and sometimes three) there 
is occupation for the angler in attending to the re¬ 
spective lengths and depths of his lines, varying either 
according to the varying strength and depth of the 
current, the nature of the river-bed in each pool, etc., so 
that, while keeping clear of fouls, shallows, or obstruc¬ 
tions, every nook and corner from bank to bank that 
may possibly hold a salmon, is fished out in the most 
enticing and effective way. Skill in handling the oars 
and an intimate knowledge of the likely “ catches ” are of 
the first importance. While passing directly above the 
latter, the boat may be “ held up ” for a moment or two, 
and one watches with intense anxiety the neighbourhood 
of the lures as they sweep to and fro, spinning invitingly 
over the submerged boulders of some well-known “ holt.” 
The length of line out need not exceed twenty-five to 
thirty yards, and it will be found convenient to mark that 
length by tying a bit of coloured silk upon the reel-line 
as a guide. When two lures are being used, one should 
be fished a yard or two further out than the other. In 
