26 FISHERMEN'S WEATHER 



Talyllyn, alludes to the same grievance as 

 follows : " The hatch of light olive duns, 

 which occurred formerly so regularly 

 in May and June, is now exceedingly 

 scarce, and naturally the trout take to 

 cannibalism and bottom-feeding." 

 Weather lore Few aspects of the relations that exist 

 in greater or less degree between fishing 

 and the weather are more interesting, or, 

 for the matter of that, of more practical 

 importance, than the evidence for or 

 against regarding certain game and 

 coarse fish as weatherwise. The instinct 

 which foretells coming changes of the 

 weather is familiar in both wild and 

 domestic animals, and few of those who 

 live in the country are unfamiliar with 

 such signs of rain as the sight of swallows 

 flying near the ground or the sound of 

 asses braying. It is not improbable that 

 the significance of these alleged indica- 

 tions of bad weather is much overrated, 

 but they are popularly accepted in this 

 light, and many folks would sooner trust 

 their infallibility than that of the baro- 



