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but in these two instances I had consulted my watch 

 previous to fishing the pool, because I made it a rule not 

 to commence before a certain time, and both these fish 

 were hooked within the first four casts. 



Below this pool come two bits of bankside casting, one 

 upon either side, and these often give a fish or two. They 

 are formed by stonework thrown out into the stream, 

 affording resting water for fish, and since my first season 

 on the river, Mr. Beyer, at my suggestion and at con- 

 siderable cost, has constructed many more attractive 

 halting-places. 



Next comes a fine, big pool lying between two streams, 

 into which the river is divided, and this always holds fish 

 when the water is in order — very large ones at the 

 beginning of the season. Upon the right-hand side a 

 heavy stream runs against the stone wall built to pre- 

 serve the road, and just beyond this stream — or, I might 

 say, rapid — is a small cast which generally holds a fish in a 

 big water. It is a long and very difficult cast from the 

 road, as the rapid at the angler's side of the pool so 

 soon sweeps away the fly — so quickly, indeed, that it is 

 almost a fluke if one hooks a fish. I have seen several 

 rises at the fly, but in every instance has he missed it, 

 although upon a single occasion I did not miss him, for, 

 striking very quickly, I foul-hooked him just under the 

 jaw, although I did not know it at the time. 



