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be fished by wading from the bank ; but practically it is 

 a harling pool, although the lays of the fish are so well 

 known in all heights of water that it can be well cast 

 from the boat if the angler so desires ; yet, for all that, I 

 consider harling the best method of fishing it. 



I have used the word " harling," but, although this is 

 the method I employ in fishing this pool, it does not to 

 my mind correctly describe it, for there is a vast difference 

 between fishing an expanse of water, where fish lie here, 

 there, and everywhere, and fishing such a pool as this 

 where, to the initiated, the position of fish is olosely 

 defined at various stages of the water. I harl this pool 

 because, by this means, the fly or bait is so presented best 

 to the fish, and not in order to cover a wide piece of 

 water with economy of time and labour. 



The fly is better presented by harling in this and 

 such-like pools, because the water is of such depth 

 and strength that it would be almost impossible to 

 ])ring it within range of the fish even by casting a 

 very long line. 



Below this pool (which generally harbours big fish 

 early in the season) comes a short one, and then a length 

 of swift broken water, which is not of much good ; but I 

 have killed several fish in it. 



Then comes a pool to be cast from the bank, and in 

 a lowish water it is a pretty good draw. 



