144 Rambles with a Fishing-Rod. 



than fish fresh from the sea or the river. Per- 

 haps the only part of the pleasure of the sea- 

 trout fisher which can at all be considered as 

 contemplative, is that which consists in the satis- 

 fied admiration with which he regards the fish 

 which has just fallen a prey to his skill. But 

 this cannot make sea-trout fishing in any sense 

 the recreation of a contemplative man. 



