Notes and Sport of a Dry -Fly Purist. 191 



interference often causes the fish to bolt and dis- 

 concerts the rodsman. It was a very well-fed, 

 shapely trout, weighing lib. lOoz. 



It was now about 11.30, and several fish some- 

 what indistinctly seen in the ripples were 

 intercepting olive duns. One, within a just possible 

 cast, was at length covered by the very same 

 artificial fly as before, and it was taken -a splash 

 and a spring out of the water revealing a large 

 trout, seemingly well hooked. He was played for 

 fully twenty minutes, game to the last second ere 

 the net dragged him safely to shore a splendid 

 fellow scaling 21b. 14oz. The brace was shown to 

 many people, as perhaps the best one of the season 

 so far in this reach of the river. And although 

 some fish were now rising freely, the dry-fly 

 enthusiast was well content to leave them for 

 another opportunity. 



