RAIN, HAIL, AND SLEET 135 



fish would move until the storm was well 

 over. I am inclined to think that a 

 hailstorm frightens the fish and chills 

 them." 



Mr. Munro Edwards has more agree- others less 

 able memories of trout in hailstorms. h 

 "I have," he writes, "done well with 

 trout during a hailstorm. Perhaps the 

 hailstones are mistaken by the trout for 

 some sort of food." Here, though with- 

 out any suggestion that they actually 

 eat the stones, is an analogous case to 

 that of the mahseer. Sir Richard 

 Bulkeley has known good days in snow 

 and hail on spring salmon-rivers, though 

 he considers that they may spoil sport 

 with trout. 



" In early spring - fishing for trout," Mr. SheUd 

 writes Mr. Sheild, "a fall of rain, hail, J|^ itfo 

 or even snow will often cause trout fishing. 

 temporarily to rise. A heavy fall of hail 

 is often followed by a gleam of sun, and 

 the temperature of the air is raised. A 

 small hatch of duns or March Browns 

 frequently at once ensues and puts the 



