. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. THE IMPLEMENTS OF SALMON FISHING. 249 half-swallowed fly out of his imperilled jawa If strike he must, let him do it with tho loast possible force or cxortion. Whsn fiist a large and livoly fish fools the hook, he will not unfre- quontly, if chocked suddenly, throw himself clear out of the water to the height of several feet, and so endeavor to cast himself across the tightened line, which, if he succeed in doing, he shall break it surely, and
. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. THE IMPLEMENTS OF SALMON FISHING. 249 half-swallowed fly out of his imperilled jawa If strike he must, let him do it with tho loast possible force or cxortion. Whsn fiist a large and livoly fish fools the hook, he will not unfre- quontly, if chocked suddenly, throw himself clear out of the water to the height of several feet, and so endeavor to cast himself across the tightened line, which, if he succeed in doing, he shall break it surely, and escape. The counter-movement to this dodge, which is often repeated many times in rapid succession, is to sink the top of the rod quickly, so as to slacken the line, and suifer the fish to strike it only when lying in a bight on the water ; but care must again bo taken here to reel it in again quickly, lest it may become entangled by the fish rushing suddenly in towards the angler. Beyond this there is not much to say on the score of playing a hooked fish ; the great end and object is to keep him, with as heavy a strain as you can venture to support upon his mouth, with his head down stream 5 for in that position the water enters his gills the wrong way, so that the vital principle of the oxygen cannot be separated from it by the branchial apparatus, and the fish naturally dies by suffoca- tion, or by something analogous to drowning. To effect this, very much delicacy and nicety of touch are requisite ; the rushes of the fish are sometimes of fearful impetus and velocity, and sustained for such a length cf time as to take nearly all the line off the reel, and to compel the angler to run at full speed, up or down the bank, as it may be, in order to avoid smashing his tackle. It is â <voil here to observe, that it is in all cases the best plan to follow your fish as early in the game, and as rapidly, as you can, rather than to let off too much line, as you thereby keep 30
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