FOOD-SUPPLIES AND RELEVANT MATTERS 125 



Argument. 



When water is at about its coldest, and 

 the air makes a jump, only ill-conditioned 

 fish rise, or small, and when the air leaves 

 the water in the lurch by 10 all day. On 

 such days possibly some small trout may 

 rise, and such may be 



c Capable, keepable, eatable, 

 Excellent, esculent, succulent/ 



April 22nd. Frost in the morning, and 

 frost-mist down on the water, but gradually 

 rising to top of hill. 



At 10 A.M. air 48, water not taken. 



At 3 P.M. air 50, water 54. 

 Before going out I prophesied to myself, 

 ' Trout won't take till midday, and not then 

 unless the sun comes out.' 



I began at 10.30 and got four small trout 

 by 12. At Heron I sat down and smoked 

 a pipe. This brought me to 12.20. Sun 

 gleams came out at 12. Smash of trout 

 on 'early dun.' Between 12.20 and 1.20 I 

 killed thirteen trout (8 Ibs.), but not another 

 rise. They hooked badly, and of the thirteen 

 six were hooked foul. 



