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2 ounces, Olive Quill. (Caught on the edge of a stream, in about 

 4 inches of water.) 



1899. The Arcque, Normandy, 4 p.m., gale, cloudy, 3 pounds 



10 ounces, May-fly. 



1897.* Mountain stream, Norway, 2 p.m., baking hot, 4 pounds 



11 ounces, May- fly. (No May-fly known there ; quite calm, 

 August, dibbling.) 



1892. Lake near Felide, Norway, midnight, June, 4 pounds 

 2 ounces, Silver Sedge. 



THE EVENING RISE 



Although some hours cannot be regarded as favour- 

 able ones in which to fish, still, trout will rise at floating 

 food at all times during the night or day. 



After a bright and hot day during the summer 

 months, the sub-imago stage of life will be assumed 

 by many water insects, while innumerable imago forms 

 of insect life will float or soar through the ambient 

 air in the delicate mazes of their bridal dance. The 

 trout at these times indulge in their usual evening 

 carnival, presumably busy amid the ascending nymphae, 

 or perchance feeding eagerly on some smut-like flying 

 insect. After this is over they settle down with serious 

 supper intentions, and continue feeding at intervals, 

 sometimes well on into the small hours of the morning. 

 As darkness deepens, and before the full moon has 

 risen to keep her vigil and illumine with her silvery 

 enchantment the first sweet slumber of Nature, the 

 fisherman, who has perhaps had a bad day, may be 

 tempted to fish on, regardless of dinner consideration 



* These fish were caught by fishing the stream, no rise guiding 

 me as to the fish. 



