. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. AUGUST 19, 1W5J (JCiic gvce^ev emit §poxrtaman 9 earn every fish he catches by this method. For the most part these rivers run through gorges of greater or less depth with or without foreshore. Where there is foreshore there is a belt of trees, so, in each and every case the angler must take himself to the river and wade. There is no walking from pool to pool and casting from the bank, in the approved fashion of many Scotch and Norwegian salmon rivers. Here and there a gravel slope will slant into the water at an easy gradient, but at such places there are no
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. AUGUST 19, 1W5J (JCiic gvce^ev emit §poxrtaman 9 earn every fish he catches by this method. For the most part these rivers run through gorges of greater or less depth with or without foreshore. Where there is foreshore there is a belt of trees, so, in each and every case the angler must take himself to the river and wade. There is no walking from pool to pool and casting from the bank, in the approved fashion of many Scotch and Norwegian salmon rivers. Here and there a gravel slope will slant into the water at an easy gradient, but at such places there are no huchenâonly grayling, of which more anon. In order to arrive at the huchen's lair with the spinning-bait, the angler must be in the water, and nothing less than full waders will be of use. In most cases he will have to pass through the wooded fringe, rod and other paraphernalia in hand. It is more than likely that he will already have come a few miles over rough country attired in waders, and should this be in September or October the sun will have to be reckoned with. The huchen does not lie in places which are the recognized holes for salmon. The eddy below certain rocks he has a prediliction for, but more often it is to be found in the strongest runs where the stream rushes on in big undulations. To reach these the angler must Wjade far: and these river have none too reliable- ,-bottoms. treacherous shingle, which flies down stream when ' disturbed, alternating with slippery clayey patches. ! At the moment when he is exercised to the utmost i to retain a foothold he has to do the casting, and, maybe, strike and hold his fish. The tackle to be used may be based upon what J would be used for pike, but a somewhat pliant rod I is recommended. A hundred and twenty yards of i stout spinning line may be attached to either class I of reel. The man accustomed to the Nottingham reel I will not feel inclined to relinquish it. but it is the - custom with the most skillful ang
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