CHAPTER II 



OF RAIN AND INCIDENTALLY OF HAIL 

 AND SLEET 



You must abear the smart, my boys, 

 Be it hail, or rain, or snow. 



HUGHES. 



Discomfort of fishing in rain Mr. Senior catches grayling 

 in bad weather Rain bad for dry-fly fishing Clouds, 

 rain and hail: various effects of rain (a) CLOUDS 

 " Michelmore's cloud" (b) RAIN Raindrops on 

 the surface Mr. Earl Hodgson's view Rain good 

 for salmon and for trout ; also in lake-fishing 

 Experience of Mr. Sheild A case on Loch Leven 

 Rain on the Berwickshire Blackadder Weight or 

 opinion adverse to heavy rain Discoloration of the 

 water Fatal yellow flood Moss- water prejudicial to 

 sport Bass in muddy water Level of the Water in 

 Floods Rising water bad for salmon Best level for 

 salmon fishing On the rivers of Leinster On the 

 Bandon River On the Tweed Different effects on 

 salmon and trout Lord Breadalbane's note on the 

 Orchy Lord Montagu of Beaulieu on sea-trout 

 in tidal reaches Thames trout General effects of 

 flood and drought on salmon and sea-trout Sir Roper 

 Lethbridge on Dartmoor trout (c) HAIL AND SLEET 

 Hail no bar to sport Alleged habit of mahseer Mr. 

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