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the Osen river, we transferred our baggage to the wheels, 

 and walked along the road, which for the most part runs 

 in view of the river, until we came to the fjord, a distance 

 of perhaps a mile and a half. 



The river was now quite small, and I should imagine 

 that even in a big water there would be little difficulty in 

 casting from bank to bank. The river is let upon lease, 

 and we were informed that upon the first day of that 

 season the lessee had killed ten fish, and seven upon the 

 second day ; after that it appeared that little sport had 

 been obtained, and I should class the Osen as one of those 

 small rivers which, except upon very rainy seasons, soon 

 run out. 



I make no doubt that at intervals in a wet season 

 a few salmon might be obtained now and again, also a 

 good number of sea-trout, altogether affording sufficient 

 sport to amuse an angler who does not want to fish during 

 every hour of the day, and has other occupations to fill 

 up the spare time ; but I should imagine that a man who 

 visits Norway solely for the purpose of angling would, in 

 the majority of seasons, soon tire of the Osen ; yet what 

 suits one may not please another, and in what manner a 

 sportsman is to make out his time is best left to the 

 individual. 



An hour's row brought us to Hopen, and I had barely 

 time to take a couple of views before the whistle announced 



