116 Lire Bait Fishing for Mul-sm: C'HAIT. IX. 



" results, being helpless in such a state of affairs. I anticipated the 

 " same at this time of year (17th March, 1880), as both rivers are 

 " fed by the Himalayan snows, now melting daily, and had brought 

 " a casting net for live bait. The result of my mode of fishing with 

 " live bait in troubled stream is this: — 



" First morning (12th March), a 12 pounder. 



" Evening, lost a heavy fish by the snapping under the barb of 

 " one of Bowness and Bowness' best salmon hooks. 



"Next morning (13th), a 9 pounder. 



" Evening, a 19 pounder. 



" Next morning (15th), a 32 pounder, length 45", girth 23". 



"Evening. Lost an enormous fish {fully 5 feet long, and I 

 " estimate fully 70 lbs. weight), after playing him for two hours, 

 " and until he was fully exposed to view in a semi-exhausted state 

 " by the bank, at winch critical period the line fouled. I irnnie- 

 " diately saw the danger and felt uncomfortable, but thought the 

 " fish was read\' for landing; he, however, suddenly rallied, and by 

 " his vast weight parted a new treble salmon gut trace, and through 

 " a huge self-created wave dived into the Jheluni, not to be seen 

 " again for some time, I should say. Disconsolate, I embarked in 

 " my skiff to my dinner on the opposite side of the river, the fish 

 " having worked me from 5 to 7 P.M., at last in a faint glimmer of 

 " moonlight, which, by-the-bye, was not very favourable for the 

 " landing process of such a fish under a straight hank. 1 have no 

 " doubt he felt very weary, poor fellow, but it might have 

 " consoled him had lie known how he made my biceps a< he 

 " holding him up pretty tight, through runs and sulks for two 

 " hours, with a 19-feet salmon rod. 



"Next morning (16th, yesten lay). A 15 pounder, and in the 



" evening I moved from Dhangrot, well satisfied with my first visil 



" to that far-famed fishing ground. 



***** 



" I only fished a comparatively short time morning and 

 evening .... 



"The above fish were all Mahseer, Aggregate weight of the 

 " five, 87 lbs.; average, 17-; lbs. Tells well for Tangrot, and also 

 " for live bait ! At the same time I prefer the fly and spinners 

 " when the state of the water admits of their use, there being 

 " variety and choice of casts." 



