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they did not so account for it, for turning round to me 

 they have said, " Well, I couldn't have been quicker than 

 that," the truth of the matter being that, fishing as they 

 were, they could by no possibility be quick on to the fish, 

 and in reality they did not strike very quickly, for I had 

 seen the fish taking for the best part of a second before 

 they struck. 



This may seem rather close work, but it is essential 

 for success in this pool. I made a rare mess of it before 

 I became well acquainted with its requirements, but, 

 acting as I have attempted to describe, the angler should 

 seldom miss his fish. 



Fish sometimes may be seen rising within a cast of 

 the left-hand side of the pool, about half-way down ; also 

 at the top, ofi" a high gravel bank above ; but I have come 

 to the conclusion that these are running fish, for I have 

 rarely seen them in any but a flood water, and, although 

 I have made it a business to fish both these casts every 

 day, I have never even had a touch, and I think the pool 

 from the left-hand bank facing down-stream is practically 

 worthless for angling purposes. 



At the foot of the pool there are a few yards of rough 

 water, which break into a rapid nearly half a mile long, 

 and until this year a fish once in it was lost, as there is 

 a light suspension bridge crossing the river, which made 

 it impossible to follow down the bank, but during last 



