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of angling in the above or any other waters of the United 

 Kingdom, because I am certain that each river or loch, no 

 matter where it may be situated, possesses peculiarities 

 which teaches invaluable lessons to the angler who en- 

 deavours to exercise intelligence in the pursuit of sport ; 

 yet I fancy many older hands than I am at the game 

 might experience a strange thrill as they should approach 

 a field of operations promising a class of sport superior to 

 that hitherto encountered. By the phrase " superior class 

 of sport," I mean only to imply a greater quantity of 

 free-rising spring fish existing in rapid rivers. 



With what satisfaction and anticipation of pleasure does 

 the angler shake off the dust of travel and leisurely unpack 

 his rod-box in some obscure Norwegian valley ! 



The worries of travel are relegated to the past — the 

 discomforts of steamers are forgotten as the angler quietly 

 settles down for a short term of ease and freedom from the 

 hurry and bustle of the busy world. Human natures are 

 indeed differently constituted. Some folk look forward to 

 an annual sojourn in comparative, or even complete, solitude, 

 surrounded by Nature's handiwork, as the treat of the 

 year ; others are only happy when rushing from one point 

 to another — first a voyage by boat, next a railway journey, 

 and a night passed at some foss-side inn, to be succeeded 

 the following day by a drive, a view of a glacier, and so 

 on ad infinitum. Well, chaqu'un d son goAt, and, indeed. 



