72 DAYS IN DOVE DALE 



very steep and narrow pathway to Mill Dale. 

 We there pursued the stream, passing the 

 new fish-culture establishment just erected by 

 Sir Henry Allsopp in the Dale. 



There we saw hundreds of young fry dis- 

 porting in the well-built tanks ; but as the hot 

 sun was streaming down upon these open 

 tanks, it seemed rather desirable that the little 

 fishes should have been protected by some 

 covering above, or hollows underneath. Pro- 

 bably at this season the young fry would be 

 grayling in which case a shading from above 

 would be preferable. 



I may here remark that if during my pis- 

 catorial holiday I have not caught many fish, 

 I have at least learnt something of their man- 

 ners and customs in these streams. 



For example, in walking quietly along the 

 banks of "The Dove" or " The Manifold," I 

 have occasionally seen a solitary trout "on 

 the feed " which would allow me to approach 

 within a yard and shake my stick at him 

 without budging. 



"Surely," I have thought, "either that fish 

 is paralysed by fear, or else he is one of 

 those rare ones which has never yet been 



