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harling with a fly, it should be borne in mind that the 
fly must be “ worked ” in the water precisely the same 
as in casting. By this means fish may sometimes be 
raised that have refused the other lures. 
When a salmon seizes a spinning bait, and the reel 
rings out an intimation of the fact, it is always necessary 
to strike—and that quickly. Then follows a period of 
some anxiety, while the angler is engaged reeling up the 
other lures, so as to clear the lines and avoid a foul. It 
is safer, after striking, to be at first easy on the fish, 
merely holding him till the other lines are safe aboard, 
rods passed forward, and decks cleared for action. And 
even then, I opine, it is prudent, in waters where fish 
run large, to be gentle for a time, to invite the captive 
to exhaust himself rather than, by undue force, to 
provoke a display of his unimpaired strength and 
running powers. Especially is this the case where the 
banks present difficulties in the way of killing, or in 
the event of any untoward circumstance occurring. 
It is generally supposed that fish fight less freely 
when held on a compound lure than by a fly, and this 
may possibly be so ; but it is hardly my own experience, 
for I have enjoyed as long and severe tussles, and as 
determined runs with fish captured on spoon or phantom 
as on Jock Scott or the deadly Doctor. Indeed to 
some of those byegone days spent in broad-beamed 
salmon-boat, with fifteen-foot trolling-rods out astern, I 
look back for memories of as glorious sport as angler 
need desire. 
