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clay banks. When the water is high the clay crumbles in, and 
discolours all the lower part. For instance, at the beginning of 
July it would have been impossible to have seen a dollar-piece at 
a depth of three feet in the lower part, whereas above Sen, 
though high, it was a beautiful colour. 
The consequence may readily be foreseen. At the beginning 
of the season, when the big fish are coming up, the lower water 
is almost certain to be too thick for them to see the flies, and by 
the time the water clears the best fish have already run up. 
Consequently I would not give much for a fishing below Sem. 
Verbum sap. 
Still, no doubt, some fair sport might be had occasionally below 
Seem, by trailing from a boat; but I do not believe it to be worth 
much. 
There is a possibility of the Namsen lesing its reputation as 
being a first-class salmon river. Below Fiskum Foss is a bay 
and eddy which catches a great quantity of the timber which 
comes down the Foss. Here thousands of logs lie churning 
and grinding against each other for months. Consequently a 
great quantity of timber is rendered useless for the market. In 
order to remedy this, the timber merchants talk of digging a cut 
from above the Foss, which will bring a rush of water into this 
bay, and so float the timber out. 
But as this cut will have to pass through a clayey soil, it may 
be a question whether the water will not wash out quite a new 
channel, leaving the Foss altogether, and carrying down clay 
enough to spoil the fishing. Of course this may not take place ; 
but when once water is let loose, there is no knowing what may 
happen. I regret to hear that some of the lower fishings on this 
river, as well as some Finmark rivers, have been taken by a 
London tackle-maker for the purpose of sub-letting. Such a 
system, in my opinion, will conduce more than anything else to 
spoil sport in the country. However, if fishermen will do so 
foolish a thing as to hire water without knowing anything at all 
about it, they richly deserve disappointment. 
TorrIspAL Eiv.—(p. 61.) 
This used to be a splendid river some twenty years ago. The 
fishing is nearly all close to the Foss. Excellent trout-fishing 
above. 
The saw-mills have been the ruin of the fishing. 
