328 Fishing Localities. Ciutt. xxiv. 



"the rapids of Buroundah, anil from thence to ' Pathurpore ' near 

 " ' Koolsara.' A 1 fishing, but the water must be clear, and the angler 

 " keep well out of sight ; dark flies are the best, and I always used 

 "them. Let me describe one that will take splendidly. But why 

 " should I ? ' The Rod in India ' has christened it the Blackamoor. 



" Then, again, we are now in the Allahabad district, Sohra to 

 '" Khurkha is splendid fishing ground the whole way, and there is a 

 " place I do not quite remember, but think it is called 'Mai,' and is 

 " close to ' Kohrar; ' here I caught my best fish in nearly still water, 

 " fishing just the break of the rapids; all these places are best reached, 

 " I think, from the wayside railway station of ' Sirsa.' Any friend in 

 " Allahabad could give information. The Beylun joins the ' Tons,' 

 " and the fishing from Sohra to Khurkha and at ' Mai ' is on the Tons. 

 " In this latter river I was indebted to a brother sportsman for one of 

 " the best flies I ever threw. We had to make them up, and he showed 

 " me how. 



" Body Austrian grey, silver tinsel, tail of two bustard feathers and 

 '■ wings of the same. II is a splendid fly, and I am much indebted for 

 " good sport to my friend. Here my experiences of Mirzapore and 

 " Allahabad end. " DoON." 



Extractfrom " The Asian," of October lUh, 1879. 



" The next district I touch on is Jhansi. It is a fine sporting 

 "district, deer, hares, grouse, and ducks are plentiful. Snipes 

 "are not very plentiful, but still thej arc to be got with a little 

 " trouble. Leopards are very numerous, but owing to the rocky 

 " nature of the country not easily driven, and very wary. The fishing 

 "is excellent. 



" I am not quite certain of the distances, but the Pahooj river runs 

 " about 3 miles from Jhansi, and holds some of the tincM trout I have 

 "ever seen. The Babarie, about 4 miles on the opposite side, 

 "almost beats it. and the Bctwa and Dessaun L r i\e line .Mn'iseer. 



" Everything, however, in these streams must be taken at 'the 



•■•tide; 



"The Betwa and Dessaun an 1 raging torrents till October, and 

 •■ then you must he down ami eel all you can of fishing or i he streams 

 "simply 'dribble,' and ' still- water ' fishing is all that can lie bad. 



"The Babarie and Pahooj clear rather rapidly, especially the former, 

 '■ and 1 bardly Know prettier trout-fishing than the Babarie affords. 

 •■ As both these streams arc minor ones, the besi fishing is to be goi m 

 "a break id' the rains. 1 I18ed always to go past the cavalry lines, 



•ihroueh a e'ate in the t'ustom's hedge, and down to the .stream 



