Chapt. xxiv. "Boon's Contribution. 327 



" recital I </wv the description of two flies used before tlic Muhseer was 

 " landed. 



•• It is four years ago now since I first camped at Buroundah, where 

 "the road bungalow is. The river had just cleared, and ray bag with 

 "a medium-sized fly, yellow all round except a black feather tail, was 

 "three good Bah, the largesl Bcaling 3^ lbs. This wasSJ lbs. Thw 

 "encouraging, because I have been told I should get no fishing in the 

 "district. I ohanged my fly for one of a larger size, with a dark blue 

 iy, broad silver tinsel, no hackle, wing of peacock harl and ' ruffed ' 

 " with buff-coloured silk. Three pools below the bridge I was into a 

 "good fish, but after the first rush the line came away slack. He bad 

 " gone, quite a yard of good stout salmon gut and a good tly lost. It 

 '• was late, so we (a friend bad joined me) went back to camp. 



" Next morning we shot. In the evening my double-handed trout 

 " rod, a beauty, with treble gut, was sailinga fly over the first pool under 

 " the bridge. The fly was a large one, as I now knew heavy fish were to 

 " be got, but until close on dnsk there had not been a rise. Three good 

 " pools fished from both banks resulted in blanks, but I sat down and 

 " chose a fly as nearly as possible similar to the one I had lost, and soon 

 " felt myself safe in something good. I shouted with joy, and my chum 

 " S. soon came up. We had to light a lantern, and by its aid at last 1 

 " landed my first, and, alas, my l:i ~ t 1 - lbs. in the Beylun. Unhooking 

 "him, we found the fly he had carried off the day before firmly fast in 

 "him, and the gut trailing. I have never seen such a thing happi □ 

 "before. It was rather curious, too, that a fish should, after being 

 '• struck the day before, remain about the same rapids ; but I am one of 

 "those who do not believe the finny tribe are very sensitive about the 

 " mouth. I wish I could give coloured plates of the flies that are 

 "killing, but I cannot even draw. From Buroundah we returned to 

 " Lallgunj, and here a pretty fair bag of trout rewarded us. The little 

 " -t ream is ' little indeed.' Sometimes almost running dry. but half 

 " pound trout on a very li'_rht Castle Connei rod was not bad fun, and 

 " over six brace was our reward. 



" Let us return to Buroundah. The rapids below the bridge end in 

 '' a very deep pool and long one, full of alligators, but if you have 

 " follow it down and you enter the Allahabad district, — famous for pig 

 "sticking, good for gaiety, and noted for a charming club and a 

 "charming secretary. .Many runs have I bad with him. I would they 



" could be multiplied indefinitely. Hut in those days we bid a 'col- 



" lector.' The 'glory' is departed ; yet in good hands Allahabad will 

 '•still show sport; I believe now is showing it. 



" I have sadly digressed. As I have said, go below the big pool m 



