1 30 Rambles with a Fishing-Rod. 



most difficult matters when you are projecting 

 a fishing tour. Many an ardent angler is not 

 satisfied unless he is continually throwing his 

 fly or trolling his minDOW ; but, as we have 

 already hinted, the genuine travelling angler 

 must be able to enjoy other things besides 

 fishing. He must also be prepared for dis- 

 appointments ; for it is a different thing to 

 hunt out your fishing-ground and then to ex- 

 plore it, to stationing yourself at places such 

 as Ballynahinch, or Loch Tay, or Loch Leven, 

 where you have only to pay your money and 

 catch or try to catch your fish. Again, of 

 two friends, if one possesses the instincts and 

 aspirations of the mountaineer only, and the 

 other those of the fisherman only, it is unlikely 

 that the tour will be a success. 



No two persons suit each other better for 

 a foreign fishing tour than an artist and an 

 angler; for both find materials for their skill 

 in the same places. "Where David Cox could 

 paint his grand picture of the " Salmon Trap," 

 the follower of Izaak Walton will assuredly 

 not be without hope in the exercise of his deli- 

 cate craft. Nor are ladies, if with proper 

 tastes, unsuitable companions for the angling 



