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heavy water. Towards the end of May the trout 

 are in prime condition, strong and vigorous. They 

 now forsake the deeper portions of the pools, 

 moving up into the strong water at the head, and 

 into broken water and streams ; where they 

 choose convenient feeding stations, such as eddies, 

 behind stones, below banks, and tufts of grass ; 

 in short, every place where they can remain un- 

 seen and watch for their prey, as it comes down 

 stream towards them ; and the angler should 

 neglect no place where he thinks it likely for a 

 feeding trout to be. 



Streams should be fished in exactly the same 

 manner as pools ; fishing the side you are oil 

 straight up. and the opposite side partly up and 

 partly across. All quiet water bttween two 

 streams, and eddies behind stones, should also be 

 carefully fished. It is more difficult fishing 

 streams than pools, as it requires more nicety in 

 casting. Casting- partly across and partly up 

 stream, for a variety of reasons, is more deadly 

 than casting directly uo. The advantages of 

 having a number of flies is entirely lost by 

 casting straight up, as they all come down in one 

 line, and it is only the trout in that line that see 

 them; whereas, if t hi own partly across, they 

 all come down in different lines, and the trout in 

 all these lines see them. A trout on seizing an 



