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angler. At others trout seem to be " on the 

 rise " only in certain bays or on certain drifts, 

 and sometimes only opposite one end of a 

 boat, and not at the other. 



' Surely naturalists some day will discover 

 reasons for these peculiarities if anglers would 

 only keep regular notes. I think there must 

 be reasons for these phenomena, either below 

 the surface of the water or above it, whether 

 connected directly with the distribution of a 

 food-supply or distribution of the fish them- 

 selves, or other causes. I know char go in 

 shoals. A friend and self killed eighteen one 

 day in a short time on Loch Garry, besides 

 trout/ 



The above note was originally sent to Land 

 and Water years ago, and since then we have 

 had many later opportunities of witnessing 

 similar phenomena. There can be scarcely 

 any doubt that trout are gregarious, and that 

 this is distinctly observable on still water of 

 lakes or ponds. But it is more difficult to 

 decide the fact in running streams. Still, we 

 have often found that on one reach of water 

 of a river, while one angler has been success- 



