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first signs of flood colour begin to 

 show. This is a more favourable 

 condition for getting fish, and the 

 Devon should be spun in the deep 

 pools. As the water becomes 

 dirtier, a silver pattern should be 

 substituted for the golden. The 

 reason for the change will be ob- 

 vious. 



the silver minnow, the rapids will 

 be clear enough for the glint of the 

 bait to be seen by Salmo salar, 

 now diligently on the look-out for 

 novelties in his new environment. 

 When the pea-soup stage of the 

 spate is reached, and Egyptian 

 darkness encompasses the fish, 

 there is still a lure that proves 



THE PRAWN MOUNTED AND THREADED. 



Too much time should not be 

 spent in fishing the deep pools ; 

 salmon will be on the move at 

 the first taste of the freshet, and 

 the lighter water, between the 

 deep pools, is sure to become 

 resting-places. They will repay 

 careful attention. Long after the 

 heavy water is too dirty even for 



very deadly ; this is a large spoon 

 bait. I have heard anglers, in 

 their eagerness to be emphatic, 

 recommend one as big as a soup 

 plate ! I draw the line at one 

 about 3 in. long, and broad in 

 proportion. The best make is 

 golden on the outside and silver 

 on the inside. Nothing of the 



