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however, is far from being the case. Two 

 correspondents thus state their somewhat 

 divergent views on the subject : 



Writing of sea-fishing off the Isle of 

 Man, Professor Boyd Dawkins considers 

 that "the question of light is the most 

 important. This is largely due to the 

 fact that fish can see the line if there be 

 plenty of light. The temperature of the 

 water is another important factor in the 

 question of fish biting or not. I do not 

 think that the wind affects their mood, 

 except by ruffling the surface and thus 

 confusing the light below. I doubt 

 whether the fog exerts any influence, 

 except by obscuring the light. The fish, 

 in my opinion, feed after intervals of rest 

 and at different states of the tide at 

 different places. ... As a rule, the fish 

 feed best on the first two hours of the 

 flood in the seas round the Isle of Man." 



On the other hand, the Rev. W. A. 

 Mathews writes with reference to his 

 experiences of bays on the bold York- 

 shire coast : 



