. The salmon fisher [microform]. Salmon; Salmon-fishing; Saumon; Saumon. THE SALMON FISULIl. 103 ing is contracted in proportion. Often the river falls before the first run of fish occurs. All of these lower pools are fished from Castle-Connell punts, of the patterns used in Scotland, the angler standing in the bow and the gaffer keeping the craft in favor- able position with his setting pole and drag. When a fish is hung, it is customary to i^ush for the shore at once, and handle and gaff him from the land. Glassy Pool is one of the most quiet ard beautiful of all the pools. It is perhaps six
. The salmon fisher [microform]. Salmon; Salmon-fishing; Saumon; Saumon. THE SALMON FISULIl. 103 ing is contracted in proportion. Often the river falls before the first run of fish occurs. All of these lower pools are fished from Castle-Connell punts, of the patterns used in Scotland, the angler standing in the bow and the gaffer keeping the craft in favor- able position with his setting pole and drag. When a fish is hung, it is customary to i^ush for the shore at once, and handle and gaff him from the land. Glassy Pool is one of the most quiet ard beautiful of all the pools. It is perhaps sixty yards in diame- • ter. At its very head is a charming little islet, cap- l^ed with evergreens, which divides a most turbulent and angry rai)id which comes surging into the pool, and must be quite a formidable obstacle to the as- cent of the salmon. For this reason the salmon are sometimes found here in large numbers. The out- flow of the pool is more peaceful, but still a respect- able dash of broken water, down which it is exhilar- ating to run a boat One side of the pool is flanked by a wooded islet (twin to the one just above), and the other by a precipitous ledge of rock fringed with evergreens, and an abrupt hill rising above the ledge, and clothed with a primitive forest. At the foot of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hallock, Charles, 1834-1917. New York : Harris Pub. Co.
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