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allowed him to get into the weeds. Keep a steady 

 strain on the rod ; luckily he is only in the lower end of 

 the weeds and we shall perhaps get him. There, now he is 

 beginning to struggle ! Steady and firm. There he comes! 

 He is free again, and exhausted. Reel in with your left 

 hand, easy a bit, let him go a little, and then reel in again. 

 Keep at him. Keep the point of your rod higher. That's 

 better, the net is all ready ; bring him in slowly and quietly 

 toward the net. There, I have him for you. Quite a beauty. 

 Well done ! Your first fish and eleven ounces if he is a 

 pennyweight. See, I repeat the former process, the Red 

 Quill does not want a disgorger, it is in his lip. It is soon 

 out of his mouth, the trout is out of pain, and we will now 

 weigh him thirteen ounces. Quite a good fish. 



In order to keep these trout we have caught and your 

 creel or fishing bag sweet, it is a very good plan to gather 

 a few leaves of the wild thyme or mint, which you see 

 growing by the water side, and put them with the trout. 

 It also abates the fly nuisance, and remember, the creel 

 or fish bag should invariably be well washed and hung up 

 to dry every night when the trout are taken out. 



THE RISE AND ITS ADVANTAGES. 



While you have been killing your fish you did not see 

 that rise just above. Look ! Ah ! You saw it that time, 

 and now you know what you have to look out for when I 

 tell you to watch for a rise. 



