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FOOD-SUPPLIES AND EELEVANT 

 MATTERS 



THE c times of the take/ we believe, is re- 

 gulated by general conditions of tempera- 

 tures of air and water and amount of sun- 

 heat, and of course upon the consequent 

 hatch-off of fly. Early in the season the 

 take may be earlier in the day, i.e. before 

 snow-water has melted or pulsed the river, 

 and (or) in seasons following a mild winter, 

 when ' March browns ' and ' early duns,' etc., 

 have got off. The ' rise ' may be as early as 

 10 A.M., and continue fitfully till 12 or even 

 till 1 ; but this latter is exceptional. Nearly 

 the same occurs if there be a long succession of 

 high- water levels and cold skies, even if there 

 be no snow near the sources. In May the feed 

 comes on the surface, in most seasons some- 

 times as early as 8 A.M., but more commonly 

 about 10.30 and most frequently about 11. 



But if frost or mist is down, but lifting, 



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