6 Rambles with a Fishing-Rod. 



rock, and the Loser and the Lammersberg seein 

 to have divided to let in this little sheet of 

 water. As regards facilities for fishing it, the 

 proprietor of the hotel I have mentioned can 

 give permission to angle ; and if a boat is re- 

 quired, one which will hold two persons costs 

 fifty kreutzers an hour that is, about sixpence ; 

 and one which will hold four persons is charged 

 for according to the number of those who use it, 

 at the rate of thirty kreutzers a-head. In spite 

 of the fatigue of the previous day, we were early 

 out of bed, and by half-past eight were in a 

 boat on the lake. It was as smooth as glass, 

 reflecting the mountains which overhung it, 

 and the air was invigorating and fresh, as it 

 is on a fine morning in the mountains. We 

 were assured that no one takes fish mit der 

 angel, chiefly, I imagine, because no one ever 

 tries. However, we were determined to make 

 the experiment, unfavourable though the morn- 

 ing was, and I soon had a phantom minnow 

 out, and set my companion to scull leisurely 

 along where the shallows were joined by the 

 deeper water. In less than ten minutes, I 

 confess rather to our surprise, we had hooked 

 a fish, and he was presently landed, somewhat 



