A Diary at Davos. . in 



day with his rod on the Landwasser. The 

 nets are set every evening. I agreed to meet 

 him at half-past six on the following morning, 

 and go with him to lift the nets. 



Fourth Day. At half-past six I was on the 

 banks of the lake, feeling rather cold, and not 

 well pleased at having to wait for the fisher- 

 man. From the three nets which were laid 

 but one half-pound trout was produced, the 

 startling result being caused by the cold wind 

 and bright moon so my informant said. It 

 was satisfactory to find that the course of the 

 net fisherman does not run smooth. The night 

 before, four trout had been the result, and the 

 same number were secured the following night, 

 but of these facts I was not an eyewitness ; 

 and possibly the sport was improved for the 

 benefit of the inquisitive Englishman. Of 

 course spots were shown where monsters of 

 10 or 12 Ib. had been taken ; but a daily 

 netting ought occasionally to land something 

 out of the common. I was also treated to a 

 story of how the said Lattner rowed an Eng- 

 lishman up and down the lake for three hours 

 while he threw his fly, and how only one fish 

 was caught somewhat, I think, to the fisher- 



