CHAPTER IV 



OF WIND 



Wind necessary for lake-fishing Other cases in which 

 wind is wanted Where still weather is the best : for 

 grayling ; for roach, etc. ; case of char An upstream 

 wind best Views of Mr. Hodgson and Sir Samuel 

 Montagu I. EAST WIND : Alleged malignity of east 

 wind Considered the best on Loch Leven On rivers 

 running east and west For sea-fishing on the west 

 coast For bass at Brixham Prejudice against it 

 Sir Henry Pottinger's opinion Mr. Basil Champneys 

 on the need for a broader study of wind in fishing 

 Mr. Sydney Buxton's experience East wind favour- 

 able on east coast rivers Explanations by Mr. Hall 

 and Mr. Earl Hodgson Evidence favourable to east 

 wind : on the Sand River ; for Thames trout ; on the 

 Otter Other cases Evidence against it Exceptional 

 cases of unexpected success General verdict II. 

 NORTH WIND : In sea-fishing ; an uncommon wind 

 N.E. wind usually even worse than E. Exceptions 

 to this Conflicting opinions III. WEST WIND : On 

 an east coast Note by Sir Henry Seton-Karr 

 Opinions favourable to west wind IV. SOUTH WIND : 

 Evidence in favour of it S.E. and E.S.E. In praise 

 of S.W. Quarter unimportant so long as upstream 

 Sport in a "Helm" wind A veering wind bad 

 The same wind not suited to all seasons. 



VIEWED broadly in all its relations, wind 

 is, so far as the fisherman is concerned, 



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