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two yards. By that time he had either hooked 

 a trout or demonstrated that there was not 

 one to get hold of. I never practically tested 

 this method, for the simple reason that one would 

 have to go to the top of the water, instead of 

 beginning at the bottom and fishing-up as one 

 naturally does in practising the clear water worm, 

 so I always preferred to fish up and chance it. 



GRETA.' 



We never tried Routledge's plan; but he was 

 (is, we hope) a good fisherman, well known on 

 his native streams and, journeying occasion- 

 ally to 'Scottish waters/ and we can well credit 

 the plan. It is, it seems to us, something 

 like fishing across with fly, when standing 

 back from the bank in a high water, as we 

 have tried to describe above under ' Fly-fish- 

 ing Practice/ The difference is, presumably, 

 that Routledge wades in fine water when he 

 does it, whereas, in fly-fishing so, it is usually 

 when one cannot wade, and in higher water, 

 and concealment is not necessary or less 

 necessary. We cannot feel sure, however, 

 that demonstration could simply show ' that 

 the 'trout was not there/ because, far oftener 

 than not, such a cast is drawn blank even 

 when the wind is up. Few trout are killed 

 F 



