. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. Salmon -Fis fling. 447 At the pools, some distance below the Narrows, are found num- bers of fallen trees, projecting nearly at right angles to the low river- banks. These trees are the occasion, to nearlj- all anglers, of the loss of a few fish. Poling rapidly under them, while intent upon a running fish, they find their elevated rod within a few inches of the obstruction. On the instant, the rod is thrown forward, and this gives slack line to
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. Salmon -Fis fling. 447 At the pools, some distance below the Narrows, are found num- bers of fallen trees, projecting nearly at right angles to the low river- banks. These trees are the occasion, to nearlj- all anglers, of the loss of a few fish. Poling rapidly under them, while intent upon a running fish, they find their elevated rod within a few inches of the obstruction. On the instant, the rod is thrown forward, and this gives slack line to the fish and enables him to free himself. A second and too late thought tells him, what every one of course knows, that a line from a given point before him on the watcT to the top of his rod, when held upright, is precisely the same as from the same given point to the top of his rod when it is dropped horizontally in the same vertical plane. Nine times out of ten an inexperienced angler forgets this, and does not quickly throw his rod to the center of the river, as shown in the sketch, and thus preserve his rod and keep a uniform strain upon his fish. The old log-house at the Narrows is replete with pleasant remin- iscences. On the pine doors, cupboards, and window-casings are scores and sketches illustrating amusing incidents of life upon a salmon-stream. Sadly we note the names of one or two who, alas! can never gladden us again with their presence. Higgs's well-known copy of Bagster's first edition of " Izaak Walton " is bound in wood from the door of Cotton's fishing-house, " hrkoi off by Mr- Higgs, near tlic lock, cohere lie was sure Old Izaak must have touched ; Following out somewhat this conceit, we made our sketches and notes upon the soft bark of some of the old birches that overlooked our •i* =?sr^' TIM. R!M',. IHoM lllr. I'.MNTINi; HY WALIKK \l. llR\iKF, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images t
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