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monotony of its surface. Notwithstanding the fact 

 that the artificial fly has seldom been used by the 

 frequenters of this lake, it does not follow that the 

 practice of fly-fishing w^ould not be attended with 

 the same success, which attends the act as practis- 

 ed without exception upon the various w aters in 

 England and Scotland. There is reason to think 

 so, from the well known fact that, differing from 

 the trout of various other ponds, they live and feed 

 near the surface of the water — at least, this is 

 known to be their habit in the summer time, and it 

 may be stated still farther, in confirmation of the 

 probable success which would result from the use 

 of the artificial fly, that the insect, familiarly known 

 as the beetle or daw-bug, is often found on exam- 

 ination to have been their food. 



Since then it is not fly-fishing, trolling may be 

 considered the usual method of taking the fish in 

 this pond. Trolling is a term which is generally 

 applied to fishing for pike, but it means nothing 

 more or less than moving about either with a dead 

 or live bait from place to place, and fishing upon 

 the surface, in distinction to fishing in deep wa- 

 ter, and confined to one spot. In this pond it 

 is customary to fish from a boat, which is slowly 

 moved through the water, either by the help of 

 oars or a sail. If the former, the fish take the bait 

 at a greater distance from the boat, being alarmed 



