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avail ; and soon five more, all coming from under the 

 bank, quickly joined him in the creel. 



As the last of these fish was being drawn over the 

 net, two local anglers appeared on the scene. Neither 

 had killed a fish, so a few precious moments were taken 

 up in wading out and giving each one or two of the 

 killing fly. 



When the rise was over the angler counted eight 

 brace of nice sizable fish, all but two being killed on 

 the Silverhorns, the exceptions having fallen to the 

 Brown Owl, which was probably taken for the Light 

 Silverhorns. All came from under the willows and 

 banks on a reach no more than fifty yards in length, 

 but strange to say, the local men finished up without 

 a fish to show between them. 



Later on, when considering the events of the evening 

 between the sheets, it occurred to the successful one, 

 that the killing fly of the evening was a kiUing fly 

 only so long as it was fished close to the banks near 

 the willows, and in those places over which hovered 

 the natural fly. The locals had evidently fished the 

 fly out in mid-stream ; hence their clean creels. 



The following day was a Day of Rest, and as this 

 idea was after all but surmise, nothing was said to the 

 two local fishermen, but the results of the next evening's 

 fishing were awaited with considerable interest. 



Conditions on the Monday proved to be very similar 

 to those prevailing on the Saturday, and the results 



