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CHAPTER II 



LAKE FISHING 



I CAN only deal somewhat generally with this branch 

 of trout fishing, for it is not as if it were pursued with 

 artificial flies tied after the likeness of natural insects, 

 in which case much more might be said on the sub- 

 ject; but as lake fishing is usually conducted by 

 means of largish flies, utterly unlike any living ones, 

 with perhaps three on a cast, it is clear that not many 

 suggestions can be advanced as to this section of our 

 subject. 



A good deal must depend on what are the cha- 

 racteristics of the lake. If it is small, it is probable 

 that there may not be a boat on it, in which case it 

 must be fished from the shore. If it be large, then a 

 boat and a boatman must be secured if much sport 

 is to be obtained. It does not greatly matter whether 

 the lake be a real ' loch ; in Scotland, surrounded 

 by mountains, fringed by willow, birch, and rowan 

 trees ; or merely a reservoir appertaining to some great 



