A shooting trip to Kamchatka . STARTING OUT SALMON FISHING. cated salnionidcr, and not a rise could be obtainedfrom them, though we foul-hooked them everymoment. Litdedale next tried a small spoon-bait,which he cast with great skill into the middle ofthe stream. The result was instantaneous, and hisreel soon whizzed round drawing a taut line ; after 158 A SHOOTINGTRIP TO KAMCHATKA a memorable fight a six-pounder was landed, andproved to be a oo//si.^ My wife and I followed thiseventful example, and in less than an hours timefifteen fish, all ^<^o//si, averaging four pounds, layready for Vas
A shooting trip to Kamchatka . STARTING OUT SALMON FISHING. cated salnionidcr, and not a rise could be obtainedfrom them, though we foul-hooked them everymoment. Litdedale next tried a small spoon-bait,which he cast with great skill into the middle ofthe stream. The result was instantaneous, and hisreel soon whizzed round drawing a taut line ; after 158 A SHOOTINGTRIP TO KAMCHATKA a memorable fight a six-pounder was landed, andproved to be a oo//si.^ My wife and I followed thiseventful example, and in less than an hours timefifteen fish, all ^<^o//si, averaging four pounds, layready for Vasska. They fought exceedingly well. A IIGIIT WITH COLTS/ (NATCHIKI). and gave capital sport. Unfortunately no other fishwould be tempted by our bait. It was amusing towatch the intense astonishment of the population atour success ; they could not believe their eyes when * Dr. (luillemartl identifies tliis species with the chair of the Laplandlakes ; to me it more resembled the common sea-trout. A SALMON TRAP 159 the fish kept rising- freely at ahiiost every cast of thespoon-bait, and stood bewildered, following attentivelyeach turn of the bewitched reel. On returning to camp we found Tallent in utterconsternation; the valuable Newman and Gardia
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