170 TEN YEAES IN SWEDEN. 



regulations respecting loose dogs in the towns, are very 

 stringent during the summer season. I have observed a 

 rather curious trick with old pointers out here, which I never 

 saw in England. If they find their game at a distance from, 

 or out of sight of, the shooter, they will come back from the 

 point, and, standing on a rock or hill within sight, bark to 

 fetch him up ; and this is very useful on these rocky moors. 



The Swedish-made powder is generally wretched stuff, 

 and I never yet could meet with any, even of the best quality, 

 cleaner and stronger than our English F. F. This costs 

 about 2s. a Ib. English powder may be procured in 

 Gothenburg at 4s. a Ib. Formerly the import was for- 

 bidden, now the duty is very trifling. No caps except 

 German rubbish can be obtained in the country. Very fair 

 shot can be bought anywhere at about 3d. a Ib. Any 

 English sportsman visiting the North, must not neglect to 

 bring over his powder, caps, and spare nipples, and all his 

 English fishing tackle, with him, for although a new shop has 

 been lately opened in Gothenburg, where all kinds of fishing 

 tackle can be bought at about English prices, the man com- 

 ing from England should never trust to these. 



The artificial bait is in general use for spinning here, as 

 it saves trouble. But the fish have already begun "to 

 tumble " to them in the waters where they are most in use, 

 and will hardly look at them now. I fish very little ; but if 

 I do, I never use any other bait than a small roach or 

 large bleak, spun upon a flight of three casts of treble 

 hooks. I may mention that the spoon bait which the 

 Americans claim as a modern invention, has been in use 

 among the Swedish peasants, for more than half a century. 

 The blade of an old tin spoon, with a large single hook 

 soldered on to the thin end, and a rude swivel attached to 

 the broad end, is the pattern. Use triangle hooks the 

 size of those recommended by Mr. Pennell in his art of 

 " Spinning for Pike,' 3 but by no means adopt his fashion of 

 flight. Perhaps we are all very stupid out here, but I never 

 found a man yet who could spin a bait properly with it, 

 and we tried to copy his pattern exactly. Nothing beats a 



