With fly-rod and camera . in theair simultaneously. It Avas a sight that would rouse ananchorite, and my nerves fairly tingled. My fish, greatly to my satisfaction, avoided the drifttanele, and eivine him the butt I restrained him so thathe turned back into the deep water of the pool and be-ean circlino- about as if done for. Ah, ha, exclaimed William, hes finished. But there was still a good deal of fight left in him,as three or four leaps plainly testified. How beautifulhe was as he flashed in the air, throwing the water fromhim in globules of silver as they sparkled in the sun!What other se
With fly-rod and camera . in theair simultaneously. It Avas a sight that would rouse ananchorite, and my nerves fairly tingled. My fish, greatly to my satisfaction, avoided the drifttanele, and eivine him the butt I restrained him so thathe turned back into the deep water of the pool and be-ean circlino- about as if done for. Ah, ha, exclaimed William, hes finished. But there was still a good deal of fight left in him,as three or four leaps plainly testified. How beautifulhe was as he flashed in the air, throwing the water fromhim in globules of silver as they sparkled in the sun!What other sensation is there to the sportsman equal tothe feel of a salmon on the powerful yet pliant rod ?None; there is positively none to compare with it. Ihave tried almost everything with rod and gun, but withnothing else have I ever felt that thrill of intense and en-joyable excitement that I feel in fighting the royal salai. Well, Doctor, said Frere, who had crossed the riverand now stood beside me, thats a pretty lively 228 JVith Fly-Rod and Camera. Yes, I replied, he certainly keeps his strength up;I cannot understand why it is that he holds out so well,he seems as strong as ever. Oh, hes hooked in the tough gristle of the lip,replied Frere, and your line does not drown him at all,for his mouth is closed all the time. Are you sure? Certainly, he answered; he jumped just abreast ofme once, and I saw the fiy plainly outside his mouth. Well, old fellow, I said, apostrophizing the salmonthat still displayed a desire to investigate the stratum ofair above the surface of the pool, if you are hookedfoul well see what the old rod says about it; and atthe word I be^an liftinor for all the casting- line wouldstand. The fish did not take kindly to this treatment and be-gan a series of cavortings all over the pool that showedhe was still worth a good many dead ones. Here onemoment, there the next; sometimes skimming the surface,again hugging the bottom, and leaping as well as ever, hek
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