Fly-Fishing in the Bavarian HigJilands. 63 



contempt from one part of the pool to another ; 

 and yet they would not depart from the tan- 

 talised gaze of the angler above. And this 

 reminds me of the characteristics of the trout 

 of the Iller. They are almost white, with faint 

 pink spots, showing, like the black little fish 

 which one takes in a Highland loch, the great 

 effect of the place upon trout ; for the bed and 

 sides of the Iller are absolutely devoid of vege- 

 tation and earthy deposits, and the rapid grey 

 waters rush over a mass of bare and smooth 

 white stones. 



As luncheon-time was drawing near, and we 

 were more inclined to eat than our friends 

 in the pool below, we crossed the fields to 

 a cottage in the village, which is also the 

 inn and which apparently has no custom 

 in the middle of the day, since it was left in 

 charge of a number of children, the eldest only 

 fifteen years old. There we got a wholesome 

 repast of bread and milk, and then a start was 

 made for the river lower down, wherever it 

 might be accessible ; but after walking through 

 meadows lawn-like and bright with the autumn 

 crocus, and peering through pine-woods and 

 over cliffs at the river below, it was opposite 



