Dear forum member,
Hi! Have you been enjoying spring season fishing?
I would like to ask another question about a word in the book, "Serious about Trout Fishing".
In chapter 24, "Salmon on the fly", the author Mr John Morton wrote about fly fishing for salmon on the big rivers of the South Island like the Rakaia River and others.
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The fish when hooked quite often will sit there for a few moments, and at times I have been convinced I am caught up on the bottom until the "snag" goes off for a wander around the hole - usually at a very leisurely pace until the salmon realises it has been hooked.
Other times, when the fish is hooked at the
head of the hole, it will do a quick circuit around the pool, then take off upriver with the line literally hissing after it.
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When I look at the pictures of those rivers, the bottom of the river seems to consist mainly of large grains of gravel so the river bed might not have holes.
I can not clearly picture the word "hole". Does it mean a big and deep dimple on the river bed? Or a pocket/void between large boulders?
Do the rivers have many holes on their bed?
As Mr Morton put it, "head of the hole" it must have a size to some extent.
If you got bored or have plenty of time, please give me a clue.
I will really appreciate.
Cheers,
GO