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but he soon showed play, and gave me a good deal of 

 trouble for nearly half an hour. My brother and I 

 could have killed a good many more lokhi ; but as we 

 had thirty -five of them at one time in the cellar, we 

 desisted. The fishing at Sitola and the Kuldan water 

 was likewise very good. I think it very evident that 

 the fish have increased in number since the water has 

 been preserved. I think that the dark trout which 

 we catch with black spots none red, and with similar 

 spots on the dorsal fin is the Salmo spurio. Hence 

 my brother has, in my opinion, mistaken them for 

 salmon. 



April 13. Arrived here at 3 P.M. with A. in a 

 sledge, with excellent roads all the way except a small 

 part of the first stage. Found our drawing-room two 

 feet deep in chips and shavings, which we proceeded 

 to clear away, and had fires made up and things put 

 shipshape in no time. The house was certainly fright- 

 fully cold, with snow all round many feet deep. Before 

 proceeding to fish we had to dig the boats out of the 

 snow, oars likewise; but, notwithstanding the frost, 

 the fish took well enough the first day, the wind being 

 south, right up the falls. I had not been out very 

 long before a lohi of 131b. took my bait, and immedi- 

 ately after one of 71b. (a* Saima trout). 



Aug. 15. This day I have caught nothing that 

 is, no leviathans, having only got about one dozen 

 smallish fish with the fly, and even these have not 

 been rising well. Wind up stream, showers in the 

 morning, and fine for the rest of the day. The cry is 



