56 FRESH WOODS. 



mained in close proximity to the lake all night, 

 and was found doggedly and joyfully at work 

 next morning by sunrise such is the tenacity, 

 such the perseverance, of your true angler ! 



I own to my shame that I belong not to 

 the gentle craft. I am merely an " amateur." 

 Chance had led me to this jolly anglers' 

 resort. I sauntered several times round the 

 charming lake, enjoying the beauty of the 

 scenery immensely, and glancing furtively 

 at the happy anglers as I went round. Many 

 of them had stripped off shoes, stockings, and 

 trousers, and were visible above the water 

 only down to the point where human unity is 

 lost in duality. 



Others had squatted down on the roots of 

 old trees ; some were fixed on camp-stools ; 

 others again had planted their rods on little 

 props, and left them to catch the fish which 

 did not come. Some were occupied in what 

 is called ledgerings some trolling with arti- 

 ficial baits and wonderful spinners ; some 

 with live bait which means with a hook 

 stuck through the back of a poor little live 

 roach or perch, and jerked vigorously to and 

 fro, from air to water and from water to air ; 

 some with worms and floats, others with 

 wasp-grubs, &c. 



Live bait, I was told, was a certain and 



