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particular river, or pool, which is what is 

 chiefly meant by the water being "in 

 order," is most interesting, and, unless 

 there is artificial damming, is, like the 

 colour of the water, directly dependent 

 on the rainfall. The condition of a river 

 settling down after a flood is a very 

 favourite one with experienced fishermen 

 in many localities, but evidence is given 

 in Chapter II. of some waters which yield, 

 if anything, even better sport under other 

 conditions and levels. Besides the condi- 

 tion which we call rain at normal temper- 

 atures and the extremely cold stage called 

 snow, which is more appropriately, to- 

 gether with frost, considered in the 

 following chapter, we shall in Chapter II. 

 take into account the effects of hail, while 

 Mr. Michelmore and others have some- 

 thing to say of the prejudicial effects of 

 certain clouds, which may be regarded as 

 rain in embryo. 



Frost and Apart from the extreme condition of 

 ice, which, to any but a Samoye'de fishing 

 through ice-holes, precludes fishing alto- 



