136 Angling Travels in Norway. 



much disappointed should he take a river from the record 

 of a first-class rod ; and, again, a first-class fisherman may 

 be deterred by the diary of a bad angler from taking a 

 fishery which, in an average year, would afford him good 

 sport. Thus a game-book may require many notes and 

 explanations in order to provide a trustworthy guide to 

 a fishery. 



Many of us anglers do not recognize the fact that 

 we are bad performers, and perhaps it would be more 

 instructive to keep a note of fish lost than one of fish 

 killed ; and I strongly advise indifferent anglers not to 

 take expensive fishings, unless they be fully prepared 

 to encounter disappointment. Norwegian salmon are very 

 free takers, and are also very free fighters. 



