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upstream wind, it is likely to be the best 

 for salmon and trout. In the Sand River 

 (S. Norway), the E. wind, being down- 

 stream, makes salmon run fast and rise 

 badly." (G. A. D.) 

 for Thames Mr. Whceley has caught Thames trout 



trout ; . ..,. 1 i -. -,-. . -, 



in weirs in bitterly cold Jk. wind and bright 

 sun, a success for which he gives a curious 

 explanation. The cold wind, he thinks, 

 puts down the bleak in the river, which 

 makes the one used for bait irresistible 

 in the resulting famine. 



on the otter. " An E. wind is at times good on the 

 river Otter, particularly early in the 

 season, but a high red sand cliff on the 

 left bank of that river shelters the water 

 from its keenness, which may have some- 

 thing to do with the result." (J. E. S.) 



Other cases. " E. wind and a fall of temperature in 

 Merionethshire often increase the desire 

 of both salmon and sewin to take a bait, 

 whether fly or minnow." (C. E. M. E.) 



"All my best days on trout waters 

 have been distinguished by sunshine and 

 east wind." (G. T. B.) 



