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which, owing to a slight ripple on the water, or some 

 other cause, cannot be accurately seen. 



Thirdly, fishing over likely places where trout are 

 not observed to be either * standing ' or rising. 



It would seem that numbers one and two are so 

 closely allied that they must be described together ; 

 for though there are certain differences in the manner 

 in which trout should be approached under such 

 circumstances, so much similarity exists that separate 

 treatment of the methods would be superfluous. 



Let us then, through the instrumentality of that 

 most marvellously vivid medium Imagination 

 transport ourselves to the bank of some crystally 

 clear stream, place it where you will, in Hampshire 

 or Buckinghamshire, in Hertfordshire or Derbyshire, 

 and there let us in fancy try whether we can wile 

 from the depths certain big trout which we know 

 dwell therein. 



In what month shall we suppose ourselves to be ? 

 Let it be May, and towards the third week. Then 

 shall we get the benefit of many things to help us to 

 enjoy our sport, both as regards the pleasure of the 

 eye, and the success of our undertaking. For he is 

 no true angler who does not to the depths of his soul 

 appreciate the beauty of the surroundings which 

 must at all times be with him when by the banks of 



