. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . Slide your paddle downcautiously and start him, said Dun. Down slidthe paddle, but nothing came of it. Try again ;but take care that he doesnt rush under the canoe. PLEASURES OF ANGLING. 125 Down again went the paddle, when, mystery ofmysteries! it struck, not a salmon, but the rockaround which the salmon had twisted the leader,broken loose from the fly and so escaped, a wiserif not a better fish, quite prepared to resume hisgame of leap-frog long before his disappointedcaptor could reel in tlie fifty ton bowlder at whichhe had be
. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . Slide your paddle downcautiously and start him, said Dun. Down slidthe paddle, but nothing came of it. Try again ;but take care that he doesnt rush under the canoe. PLEASURES OF ANGLING. 125 Down again went the paddle, when, mystery ofmysteries! it struck, not a salmon, but the rockaround which the salmon had twisted the leader,broken loose from the fly and so escaped, a wiserif not a better fish, quite prepared to resume hisgame of leap-frog long before his disappointedcaptor could reel in tlie fifty ton bowlder at whichhe had been tugging lustily for more than thirtyminutes ! Our conversation in camp was of rather a frivo-lous character that evening. We were afraid tointroduce any weighty subject lest our friend shouldinterpret it as a personal reflection ! CHAPTEK XVII. DIFFEKENCE IN FISH GAFFING SALMON - EE EL-CLICK. -THE Doubt not, sir, but that Angling is an art, and an art worthyour learning : the question is, rather, whether you be capableof learning it.—[Sir Izaak X one sense, all salmon, like allmen, are alike : but like all men,also, they are very unlike in be-havior under given once brought a fifteen-poundsalmon to gaff in ten minutes,and I have had a two hoursstruggle with others of no greaterweight; just as some men suc-cumb when so much as a shadowof adversity crosses their pathway, while othersfight on so long as a peg remains to hang a hopeupon. The former are the negatives of the race,only useful in swelling the numerals of a censustable. The latter not only conquer fate bytheir pluck and energy, but are the architects oftowns, cities, states and empires. It is only when Greek meets Greek that there comes the tugof war, and it is only when the angler strikes a PLEASURES OF ANGLING. 127 fighting salmon that he properly appreciates theirmuscular energy and great endurance. It is not always possible to give a reason for thedifference in the play of different fis
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