With fly-rod and camera . my life than he was when the gaff brought the sil-very prize up on the beach. Good enough, I exclaimed to him, how do youlike it as far as youve got? Like it! he repeated excitedly, I never knew whatsport was before. I am perfectly delighted, for its some-thing I have always longed for, but never expected toattain. Yes, I replied, there is nothing like it, and I ex-pect you will now want a salmon river all to yourself;but, come oh, well get into the canoe and try for an-other fish in the next pool; v/e havent got through yetby any means. Im satisfied, he exclaimed, ge
With fly-rod and camera . my life than he was when the gaff brought the sil-very prize up on the beach. Good enough, I exclaimed to him, how do youlike it as far as youve got? Like it! he repeated excitedly, I never knew whatsport was before. I am perfectly delighted, for its some-thing I have always longed for, but never expected toattain. Yes, I replied, there is nothing like it, and I ex-pect you will now want a salmon river all to yourself;but, come oh, well get into the canoe and try for an-other fish in the next pool; v/e havent got through yetby any means. Im satisfied, he exclaimed, getting into the birch;you must take your turn now, and I will be a looker-onthe rest of the day, Not much, I replied; you are company to-day, asI before stated, and you shall have the first chance atthe best pools. Well, to make a short story of it, we fished all thepools down, and when we reached the mouth of the riverwe had five salmon and about forty pounds of splendidsea trout. My friend, who had had the post of honor. o 240 With Fly-Rod and Camera. along down, killed three of the salmon, while I contentedmyself with the other two. Yes, it was a fine days sport, said William, whenI had finished, and the best of it was, not a fish waslost. No, not one, I added; it was a fine run of luckto save every fish; far different from that which I hadon the day following, during which I was fast to six sal-mon and did not kill one. Yes, that was hard luck, altogether, said William. Well, we have to take it as it comes, said Frere,philosophically, it is the uncertainty which attends sal-mon fishing that gives it a great part of its fascination;if we were always sure of our fish, the sport would soonbecome cloying. Yes, I added, it is not only the uncertainty ofkilling the fish after he is hooked that makes the sportso attractive, but the uncertainty of hooking him at allhas its weight. True enough, replied Frere, a salmon is attrac-tive largely through its caprices. How many, many daysha
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