INTRODUCTORY 3 



Brosna, flowing through a demesne for which 

 permission was accorded with many expressions 

 of incredulity as to the presence of even minnows. 

 It was amusing to note the amazement of the 

 owner when I presented him with thirteen trout, 

 two of them quite f lb., three of 8 oz. or more, 

 and not one of the rest under 5 oz. The lure in 

 both cases was worm, the water was dead low, 

 and I only instance them out of many hundreds 

 to illustrate my contention that I hold a winning 

 brief. 



Now, there are brooks and brooks. Some are, 

 of course, smaller than others. Some are narrow 

 through most of their course with few shallows, 

 but many easy-running ' guts ' and still parts 

 from 2 ft. to 6 ft. deep. Others are a succession 

 of little runs, stickles and pools, often wideniing 

 out to six yards or so in the shallows, though 

 looking less. Some flow directly into the sea, 

 holdings regular run of sea-trout, but the majority 

 are tributaries of rivers more or less sizeable, and 

 these are populated with trout from such rivers 

 which run up to spawn, or move in freshets and 

 stay there, in addition to their own native supply. 



Let there be no mistake about their being 

 stocked. They are, and, as a rule, well, and the 

 road to success in catching their fish is an art 



