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mass of water. Salmon of an unusually large size have 
been taken here. I have heard of fish weighing forty- 
four pounds being captured in this river. They are a 
beautifully clean fish. This also is a late river, and 
cannot be fished with success before the middle of July, 
as the water which comes down from the glaciers is so 
intensely cold that the salmon will not rise to the fly. 
I believe this fishing to be engaged. 
Aurtanps Ey, running into a branch of the fjord 
east of Nerddal, abounds with salmon of a large size 
SCENE IN AURLANDS FJORD. 
The water in this river is very irregular, and: the 
fishing is best after a flood. July is the earliest period 
