1 14 Rambles ^vitJl a Fishing-Rod. 



ferox), or, as it is called by Continental writers, 

 Trutta lacustris. A short description and 

 drawing of this fish is given in that handy 

 little book, Weber's ' Die Fische Deutschlands 

 und der Schweiz;' 1 but it is noticeable that 

 the author states the flesh to be white, whilst 

 that of the Davos trout which were cooked 

 was quite pink. 



Sixth Day. After rowing about the lake in 

 the afternoon under a deep blue sky, with a 

 light south-easterly wind, as soon as the western 

 side of the lake was in shadow, I went across 

 into the darker water, and was barely within 

 the line of shadow before a trout was at the 

 minnow. In brief, from five o'clock to half-past 

 six I secured a brace of half-pounders, lost an- 

 other as I was about to lift him into the boat, 

 and had my minnow carried off with a rush, as 

 a bad swivel gave way. In addition I had 

 several runs, so that but for misfortunes, I 

 should have secured a couple of brace of trout. 



Such were my experiences of the Davoser 



See at the end of August and the beginning of 



September. The days noted above were not 



consecutive, but occurred during a stay of ten 



1 C. Kaiser : Miinchen, 1870. 



