76 A RIVER OF NORWAY 



checked by Second Fos, which is difficult of 

 ascent in high water, and they then drop back 

 to this convenient lying ground below. The 

 earliest date on which we have killed a fish 

 here is the 19th of June. It was not a credit- 

 able specimen of its race ; a queer little salmon 

 of 6 lb.; not, to all appearance, a grilse ; but 

 as the earliest fish on record he has held a 

 place in our daily life and conversation, quite 

 disproportionate to his personal merits. Doubt- 

 less if we fished here persistently, in the middle 

 of June, we should frequently kill fish ; but at 

 that season we are usually having good sport 

 in the lower water, and there is little induce- 

 ment to waste time on an off chance. 



There is one drawback to this excellent pool. 

 When a fish is hooked in the favourite spot 

 by the bushes, there is nowhere near where 

 one can land to play it. It is necessary to 

 row some way up and across the river, and to 

 land by the road a distance of two hundred 

 yards. This is all very well if the fish will 

 follow the boat, as they often do; but some 

 fish have other views, and prefer to run down 

 out of the pool into Furenaes Stream below. 

 On the whole, however, how comparatively 



