52 Angling Travels in Norway. 



The rudder is hung upon iron pins, and is controlled 

 by a tiller usually formed of two rods jointing at righ^^ 

 angles ; but for inland and angling purposes no rudder is 

 used. 



As already stated, the native boat is of very light 

 draught, and can easily be hauled or " tracked " up-stream, 

 no matter how shallow may be the water, and likewise can 

 with safety be run upon shallows or the bank when a fish 

 has to be landed. It is an excellent boat for angling. 



The largest rivers of Norway are fishable only by boat ; 

 the lower and middle waters of the medium-size rivers, in 

 some of their pools, are certain to require a boat, and even 

 the small rivers require this accessory more frequently 

 than the angler might wish. 



Somehow or another, unless the catch can be com- 

 manded from the bank of big waters, a boat is mostly 

 necessary, as there is generally such an expanse of deepish 

 water between the bank and the catch as places wading 

 out of the question, and, in many cases, the rough bottom 

 and powerful stream prohibit the practice. 



In the uppermost pools of the larger rivers, and 

 throughout the small rivers, the waders can be used with 

 advantage ; but under a broiling hot sun I personally 

 prefer to wade without them. 



The boats, when not in use, are moored to the bank 

 upon the easy side of the stream, or up some convenient 



