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CHAPTER III. 



THE angler's friends AND ENEMIES. 



The angler, by keeping his eyes wide open at the river- 

 side, may frequently obtain valuable information from 

 the movements of the animals and birds making their 

 homes by the water. For instance, the flight of a heron, 

 water-hen, or mallard will often denote the presence 

 of other anglers at adjacent pools, and when everyone 

 is fishing "jealous '^ such information may be valuable 

 and occasion a change of tactics. 



Again, an inspection of the banks may discover foot- 

 prints, and by their impression the angler can frequently 

 determine when the pool was last fished and in which 

 direction the fisherman departed. 



Care should be taken not to leave any kit within 

 reach of cattle, as they are very curious about any un- 

 common object, and will push it about until by chance 

 it falls into the river. This once happened to a friend 

 of ours with whom we were fishing, and upon returning 

 for his bag he could not find it anywhere, so came to 



