8 Angling Travels in Norway. 



rented by natives of the British Isles, by Norsk anglers, 

 or by speculators ; and one or two in the extreme 

 north, such as the Tana, can be fished upon payment of 

 the Norwegian and Russian licences. Trustworthy in- 

 formation as to the average yearly take upon each river 

 can only be obtained from one who has fished it recently ; 

 any other source is more or less unreliable. 



Norway has her late and early rivers, and many of 

 the best for angling purposes are of such width that 

 " harling " is the only practical method by which they 

 can be fished ; others, or beats of others, hardly admit the 

 use of aught but the fly. Again, upon some, the fish, when 

 caught, become the property of the riparian proprietors ; 

 so the angler intending to take a fishing had better 

 first determine what he wants, and then endeavour to 

 get it. 



The salmon-fishing season commences towards the end 

 of May upon early rivers, and about the end of June upon 

 the later ones, and it may be taken as a general rule that 

 the first four to six weeks are the best upon most rivers ; 

 but there are a few which fish best towards tlie end of 

 July until the close of the season — i.e. September 15, 

 — except in a few instances where extensions have been 

 granted. 



Fortunate is the man who can await at his riverside 

 the ascent of the fish, and see the season out ; but as, for 



