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to fish his way down-stream ; he is very likely to pick up 

 some good fish, instead of losing half, or perhaps more, of 

 his precious day's fishing. 



RISING WATER AND NON-RISING FISH 



Both with salmon and trout fishing it is well to remember 

 that fish will cease to rise at a fly or to take the lure when 

 the water is rising to any appreciable extent. This fact 

 will be particularly noticeable when dry fly fishing for 

 trout, and the first intimation that the fisherman receives 

 as to the rise in the river will be that the fish themselves 

 cease to rise. I have noticed at times that for the first few 

 minutes of a rise in the water of a stream the fish seem to 

 be more lively, but as the water continues to increase in 

 volume they will invariably cease rising. I have frequently, 

 however, evaded the misfortune of a temporary rise of 

 water on one stream by motoring down stream, or to some 

 other water not thus affected. Fishing not long since on 

 the Touche in France, which runs into the sea at Trouville, 

 I noticed about three o'clock that the fish suddenly ceased 

 to rise. I then looked carefully at the water, and saw 

 that it was rising owing to a thunderstorm which had taken 

 place up the valley in which I was fishing. My host having 

 his motor car at hand, on my recommendation we ceased 

 fishing and motored down some forty miles nearer to 

 Trouville, where we continued to fish until dinner time with 

 great success, the rise in the water not having by that time 

 reached us. 



Some rivers in the Northern Island of New Zealand 

 run through argillaceous or calcareous country, and when 

 rain occurs these rivers become discoloured, and fishing is 

 rendered impracticable. It is quite possible to continue 

 fishing by going a few miles away to rivers whose course 

 runs through a different geological formation. 



