124 THE WONDERFUL TROUT 



ILLUSTRATIONS OF GOOD AND BAD DAYS. 

 The History of a Day : Deveron. 



(Take two consecutive days, 21st and 22nd 

 April 1898.) 



April 2lst. Rapid changes of tempera- 

 ture 



Air, 52 at 9 A.M., and 62 by 2.30. 



Water, 44 at 10 A.M., and 52 by 2.30. 

 Now, what would we expect ? Little, and 

 we won't be disappointed ! 



A sudden change of air temperature, 



But a slow change of water temperature. 

 We fished from 10.30 to 1 P.M. Had four 

 rises and killed two trout. These two trout 

 were lanky, poor, and black. They were 

 taken when the air was 52 and the water 

 46. There seemed little to find fault with 

 in the sky or weather. A marbled sky and 

 faint east to south-east wind. Water still 

 full (0 of scale), and amber (or clear, not 

 crystal). Early creepers seen a few. 



After lunch at 1, fished till 3.30 P.M. Got 

 one more in Wheel, two on Heron, two on 

 Drachlaw. Flies were ' March brown ' and 

 ' Broughton point/ 



