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Title: With fly-rod and camera
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Samuels, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1836-1908
Subjects: Fishing Fishing
Publisher: New York, Forest and Stream Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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cks. Oh, theres no trouble at all, replied William, dep-recatingly, youll never have one run down there again.This was the first time I ever saw one, and manys thefish Ive seen killed here. No, they never run there like that, said Hiram,but you want to mind the head of the pool too, theresan old drift tree there, pointing to a spot just belowthe upper rapids, and if you get hung up there, good-by Mr. Salmon. Is there really any drift stuff there? I asked, ifso now is the time to get it out. I dont want to loseany fish on it. All right, replied the guide. Come, William, withthe gaff, and well clear it out. The two brothers proceeded to the beach, above therapids where the canoe was hauled up, and shoving itout into the stream and embarking, they moved slowlydown to the place that had been designated. V/illiam held the canoe steadily in place while Hirambeean reaching with the i^aff down into the water for the o o o drift wood, By Jove, I exclaimed, theres more water there * Difficulty.
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iio With Fly-Rod and Cainera. than I dreamed of; see! he has the whole length of thegaff under water, and his arms up to the elbows. Yes, replied P>ere, there is a sharp pitch there,and quite a deep hole. In a short time Hiram shouted to William to pushin, and the canoe, impelled by the setting pole, soontouched the beach, Hiram dragging with the gaff whatproved to be a large limb of a tree with the branchesand twigs on, just as it had floated down the streamand sunk months before. Thats a dangerous snag out of the way, at allevents, said Frere. What have you found, Hiram.?he exclaimed, as the guide, after hauling the limb up onthe beach, proceeded to detach something that was evi-dently fastened to it. Tis a bit of net that got torn on it, answeredthe guide, that snag has done one good job anyway. Hallo, here is the rest of your cast, sir, exclaimedWilliam, unwinding something that was also entangled inthe twigrs. What? ejaculated Frere, my casting line? Im-possible. It is, sure e

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