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giving a hint here and there, the main point being the 

 advisability of fishing the pool in twice, as above 

 described. He adopted this method without result, 

 and a quarter of an hour later we went in. Naturally 

 it was useless to cast inside the line where he had 

 waded, so we started with the out fishing. 



"Why don't you fish close in first of all?'' he 

 shouted, with just a suspicion in his tone of ''practice 

 what you preach." The reason was explained, and the 

 incident passed off. 



Curiously enough the very next day we were fishing a 

 pool and commenced casting with a very short line from 

 the bank, and hooked a fish almost immediately which 

 turned the scale at 17 lb. He had been lying in an 

 eddy formed by an anchored tree-stump, and had we 

 waded in to commence with we should have scared him 

 away as sure as fate. 



Later in the day we were standing back on the bank 

 with the rod projecting scarcely six feet beyond, and 

 hooked a large fish on a very short line, which after 

 three-quarters of an hour's hard work broke the gut 

 cast, or rather one of the knots drew out. The fish 

 made several rushes, then sulked for some time, when 

 by the continued heavy strain the knot of a badly 

 mended cast drew out and we parted company. 



When wading a strange stream or one in which the 

 angler may have to retrace his steps so as to regain the 

 bank, it is as well now and again to try the strength of 

 the current in order to secure retreat, as it is far from 



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