8 A RIVER OF NORWAY 



ditions appearing at about half tide. The 

 greater bulk of the river is on the right bank, 

 forming a magnificent pool called " Lervik," 

 from its being part of the property of that 

 name. The left stream makes what we know 

 as "Ladder Pool," because the entrance to the 

 artificial ladder is immediately above it at the 

 side of the Fos. Lervik is fished chiefly from 

 a boat, the water inshore being not very suit- 

 able for wading. The outside of Ladder Pool 

 is also fished from a boat, but the greater 

 portion of it can be reached from the shore or 

 wading, and it is then known to us as "The 

 Bank." The two pools join at a distance of 

 about two hundred yards from the Fos, form- 

 ing a deep hole in which fish may lie, but are 

 very seldom killed. At this point on the left 

 bank is a little group of warehouses, with a 

 quay, to which come ancient vessels of almost 

 prehistoric lines, to load cargoes of firewood 

 and herring barrels for the Bergen market. 

 Below this is a long stretch of smoothly run- 

 ning water in which the stream is almost 

 obliterated at high tide. This we call "The 

 Lower Stream" when fished from a boat on 

 the right side, and "The Lower Bank" if 



