170 FISHERMEN'S WEATHER 



Thus, Mr. Bryden has taken char freely 

 in Loch Tay as soon as a breeze sprang 

 up suddenly on a hot August day. On 

 the other hand, Admiral Kennedy writes 

 that the char in his lake in Sweden rise 

 freely all over the water on calm, hot 

 mornings, but are put down the moment 

 a breeze ruffles the surface. Colonel 

 Davies-Cooke cites a similar case of trout 

 refusing to rise in a ripple in the Bann 

 River, the only water in his experience in 

 which this is the case. The professional 

 fishermen of the locality confirm this 

 result of his observations. 1 



An upstream The temperature of the wind is more 

 important than the quarter from which it 

 blows, but the most essential condition of 

 all for the fisherman's comfort and success 

 is that it shall blow upstream. An up- 

 stream wind, it is to be observed, not 

 merely favours upstream casting, but 



1 It may be noted that fly-fishing for billet (coal-fish) on 

 Filey Brigg is possible only in an offshore (W.) wind and 

 absolutely calm water. With any curl on the waves, local 

 anglers fish with bait for codling only. Lord Desborough 

 also tells me that all his best sport with tarpon was on the 

 calmest days, with clear water. F. G. A. 



