Notes and Sport of a Dry -Fly Purist. 15S 



Sport in July. 



4th 5th 9th 14th 



Number of fish 1 1 4 2 



Weight in Ib. and oz 1-4 1-8 4-2 4-2 



16th 23rd 2oth 



Number of fish 1 6 1 



Weight in Ib. and oz. ... ... 1-10 6-4 2-6 



Sport in August- 

 2pth 27th 28th 



Number of fish 78 3 



Weight in Ib and oz 7-8 8-12 3-12 



29th 30th 31st 



Number of fish 1 2 1 



Weight in Ib. and oz 1-8 2 1-12 



I will not occupy space in describing the incidents 

 of these captures, preferring to mention more fully 

 some of the successes in September. 



After much -needed and refreshing rain in the 

 night, September 5th turned out a perfect day for 

 the dry-fly fisher, and by 10.30 casting began over 

 the limited space (which, however, is full of trout 

 and grayling) between Shawford Bridge and the 

 lower boundary on the west side of Mr. Balli's 

 preserves. The ford, which near a shaw or small 

 wood gives the name to the locality, allows vehicles 

 of all sorts, cattle, &c., to pass through, of course 

 disturbing the fishing for the time ; but really it 

 benefits it, for soon after the fish work up from far 

 and near to feed on the larvaB thus rooted out of the 

 chalky bottom. The fish were rising well on the 

 smooth glides, and within an hour a brace of pretty 

 and well-conditioned trout, weighing 21b. loz. (a 

 good average size for the Shawford water) were 



