. With rod and gun in New England and the Maritime provinces [microform]. Hunting; Fishing; Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Chasse; Pêche sportive. 156 With Rod and Gun in New England â¢[â I ' casting diligently. In a short time, as my Hy dropped behind a bunch of foam that eddied around the ail-but submerged rocks, I had a rise, and sharply lifting my rod I hooked my tish ; it was a good-sized salmon, and a very active one. My reel had hardly ceased singing, after the first wild rush of the fish, ere I heard the Doctor's reel give voice, and the plunge of a large salmon showed tha
. With rod and gun in New England and the Maritime provinces [microform]. Hunting; Fishing; Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Chasse; Pêche sportive. 156 With Rod and Gun in New England â¢[â I ' casting diligently. In a short time, as my Hy dropped behind a bunch of foam that eddied around the ail-but submerged rocks, I had a rise, and sharply lifting my rod I hooked my tish ; it was a good-sized salmon, and a very active one. My reel had hardly ceased singing, after the first wild rush of the fish, ere I heard the Doctor's reel give voice, and the plunge of a large salmon showed that he. too, had been successful. The guide seized his setting- pole and shoved the canoe back into the deep water, where he held it as firmly as if it were anchored. " You 've a pair of lively fish, altogether," he exclaimed, " and if they don't cross the lines we 'II be in good ; No sooner had the words been spoken than my fish, with a wild rush, darted to where the Doctor's salmon was lying, and in an instant both fish were jumping close together, and we could see that our lines were crossed. The Doctor, like a true sportsman, made no complaint, but I felt pro- voked enough to make any but sacred quotations. " Good-by to your saumon and casting-lines, gentlemen," said the guide; " 1 feared this would happen ; unless the lines separate, the fish will take them away; sure, this has been an unlucky day, entirely; first, the ludge lost his leader and smashed his tip, and now " He did not finish his sentence, for the salmon began leaping more and more frantically; they were playing each other! " We may save them yet," said the Doctor ; " the lines are badly fouled, but the casting-lines are unusually good " â we tied our own from the very choicest selected gut â " and the fish can be conquered if no further acci- dent ; We kept up as strong a lift with our rods as v,'e dared, and the fish soo
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