Harling and Boat-angling. 119 



inasmuch as in a given stream the lateral exposure of the 

 bait will be about equal to that of the boat, it follows that 

 a wider expanse of bait will be exhibited to the fish when 

 the boat travels fast across the river. But this fact does 

 not enter largely into my calculations, as I take other 

 precautions to bring the lure well within their range of 

 vision. I 



FIVE minutes' REBT. 



Until he is broken of the habit, the boatman delights 

 in running the craft hard aground, especially if one has 

 a fish on, and one's back is turned shorewards ; he does 

 this from thoughtlessness, and not with the intention of 

 shooting one into the bottom of the boat, yet the system 

 has no merit. I have fished with some men who would 



