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a corresponding dearth of fish for the rods 

 above. On a trout -stream, heavy rain 

 discolours the water, and, by washing 

 down abundance of worms and grubs, 

 gives the bait-fisher his opportunity, 

 sir Roper In some rivers, indeed, it looks as if 



onDartmoor the trout were capable of anticipating 

 trout. this coming bounty, and in consequence 



declining the gifts of the Greeks. As 

 Sir Roper Lethbridge reminds me, when 

 the water of the streams running off 

 Dartmoor and Exmoor begins to rise 

 rapidly, the trout refuse to follow their 

 example. A fall of rain may have one 

 more result that has not been previously 

 taken into account. It may,, and generally 

 does, raise the temperature of the water, 

 even to the extent of bringing out a hatch 

 of fly. This puts the Stewart tackle out 

 of court and reinstates the fly -book. 



(c) HAIL AND SLEET 



As has been already pointed out, these 

 conditions are with difficulty separated 



