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small fish — was received very lukewarm- 

 ly; this made it pretty clear that the col- 

 onists had not adopted, or had opportunity 

 for cannibalism. A school of ten, lying in 

 shallow water, seemed intent upon other 

 afTairs; whether intent or merely inert 

 there was no move towards the fly. May- 

 flies hatched freely; fluttered upon the wa- 

 ter; perished unregarded. The fish could 

 afford to neglect what is so eagerly appre- 

 ciated elsewhere; a glance at the untidy 

 surface of the lake made this apparent, as 

 did also the inordinate fatness of the trout 

 killed. Subsistence still out-running pop- 

 ulation, we sought to bring about a juster 

 balance by putting in sixty-four fish able 

 to hold their own — of about half a pound 

 in weight. 



It was an unlucky trip, otherwise than in 

 the matter of weather. One fish that was 

 unquestionably very heavy, smashed a 

 good rod and got away. Several pulled 

 out through sheer and prolonged strain. 

 Only four were brought to net, and of these 

 a trout of one and three-eighth pounds was 

 credited to the 1917 lot (an increase of a 

 pound in the year). The others averaged 

 practically four pounds. 



A rather singular pursuit and capture 

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