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ascend waters, whilst that of the trout is the 

 contrary. The same principles apply to 

 salmon and sea-trout fishing, which run up 

 rivers from basins of the sea : the best situa- 

 tions for continuous angling, are those parts 

 of the river where there is a succession of 

 fishes from the tide. 



PoiET. — You spoke just now of peasants 

 fishing with the fly in Austria : I thought this 

 art was entirely English ; and though 1 have 

 travelled much, I do not recollect ever to have 

 seen fly-fishing practised by native anglers 

 abroad. 



Hal. — I assure you there are fishers with 

 the artificial fly in different parts of Switzer- 

 land, Germany, and Illyria, though always 

 with rude tackle, and usually upon rapid 

 streams. Besides the Traun I can mention 

 the Rhine, the Rhone, and the Drave, as rivers 

 where I have seen fish caught with rude imi- 

 tations of flies used by native anglers. In 

 Italy, where trout and grayling are very 

 rare, and only found amongst the highest 

 mountain chains, I have never seen any fly- 

 fishers, but near Ravenna I have sometimes 

 seen anglers for frogs, who threw their bait 



