Sea- Trout Fishing. 1 39 



on the taste long before the more sober kind 

 of angling has lost any attraction. Pure and 

 simple sea -trout fishing is unfortunately not 

 a common or easily obtained pleasure ; but 

 when once it has been enjoyed, an angler ever 

 looks forward to the day when he will be once 

 more, perhaps in wind and rain, eagerly watch- 

 ing for the rise of this dashing fish. It is not 

 common, because the lake or river which must 

 be the scene of the amusement must not be too 

 far from the sea ; and because in this country 

 it is confined almost entirely to the lakes and 

 rivers of Scotland and Ireland. A proprietor 

 who possesses a good sea-trout river or loch 

 can always, if he does not need it himself, find 

 plenty of men who will give him. a good round 

 sum for the tenancy ; and if it be in the hands 

 of a hotel-keeper, the charges are almost cer- 

 tain to be very high, for the stock of fish is re- 

 newed with every heavy rain, and their condi- 

 tion is as good in September as in May. Here 

 and there the fisherman may sometimes have 

 the good luck to meet with fair sea-trout fishing 

 at a small cost ; but if he does, he must be pre- 

 pared to put up with decidedly rude accommo- 

 dation, and probably uncertain sport. 



