No consensus From even the foregoing selection of 

 opinion divergent opinion as to the influence of 

 regarding typical conditions of light, weather, and 



weather. J * 



temperature, the absence of any stereo- 

 typed ideal weather to suit all tastes, fish, 

 and rivers will at once be apparent. 

 From the whole of the following pages, 

 indeed, it would in all probability be im- 

 possible to select a single condition, or set 

 of conditions, on which, even among the 

 comparatively few fishermen who have 

 been good enough to contribute the 

 material, there is unanimity of friendly 

 or adverse opinion. 



Colonel The view that different weather suits 



" norma S different localities finds general expression 

 weather" i n what Colonel Bairiisfather, a fisherman 

 of lifelong experience in both this country 

 and India, calls his " normal weather " 

 theory. Briefly, the meaning of this is 

 that he regards the normal weather of 

 India as most favourable for catching 

 mahseer, and the normal weather of Great 

 Britain as most suitable for catching 

 trout. The latter fish, as he points out, 



