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make our remarks under the two following 

 divisions : 



1st. Broken water of every kind not depen- 

 dent on wind. 



2d. Still water for the most part only fishable 

 when there is wind. 



How TO FISH BROKEN WATER, STREAMS, etc. 

 To fish these to best advantage considerable 

 skill and method are required. It is easy enough 

 for any one to take a trout from a good run, 

 but it is quite another thing to basket half a 

 dozen. 



The angler must at all times be careful to 

 approach cautiously, and get as near to the fish 

 as possible without being observed. Many seem 

 never to acquire the instinctive knowledge of the 

 distance to keep from a trout without alarm- 

 ing it. The proficient has no difficulty in this 

 respect ; he sees at a glance the best way of 

 manoeuvring a pOQl or stream, although he may 

 be a stranger to the river. 



Further, the angler should always fish from the 

 shallow or channel side, and disturb the water as 

 little as possible if wading. If the whole stream 

 is fishable, he commences at the foot of it ; this 

 is sometimes not practicable owing to the absence 

 of wind, in which case his best plan is to strike 

 the water's edge at the place where the ripple 

 is first apparent. If he does not attend to this, 



