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river, concealing himself behind bushes 

 and tree-trunks, and drops into the deep 

 holes a minnow artistically impaled on a 

 hook with a leaded shank. The bait is 

 then repeatedly drawn nearly to the 

 surface and allowed to dive again. By 

 it the old trout, which are lurking in the 

 deep water under the bank, are attracted 

 to their doom and must, when they have 

 taken the minnow, be allowed to gorge it 

 quietly for some minutes " ! 



Conflicting Even those who, under given con- 

 ditions, either prefer or tolerate sunshine, 

 differ in many matters of detail, as the 

 two following remarks illustrate : 



" I do not mind sunshine when fishing 

 a lake for trout, provided the sun is not 

 directly facing me and there is a good 

 breeze to ruffle the water." (C. E. M. E.) 



" In bright sunshine, provided the angler 

 has the sun in his face, so that the shadow 

 of his rod and line do not fall on the 

 water, sport is frequently excellent." 

 (H. A. R.) 



The italics are my own. 



