186 FISHERMEN'S WEATHER 



E. wind and bright sun it was as well to 

 put up one's rod." (C. E. D.) 



"On an experience of fishing in 

 Norway and Lapland covering seventeen 

 years, I should regard E. wind as fatal 

 to a rise of brown trout in those countries." 

 (H. B. B.) 



"The worst day in Donegal is when 

 a harsh E. wind is blowing with either 

 a dull leaden sky or a bright sun." 

 (W. E.-J.) 



" Bad for carp and tench." (C. H. W.) 



"E.N.E. is one of the worst winds 

 for the Fowey River." (C. B. R.) 



"E. wind often puts pollack a little 

 off the feed and conger still more so." 

 (C. O. M.) 



"E. wind early in the season means 

 dry, cold weather and usually frost. If 

 it lasts long, the water will become so 

 cold that trout will go off their feed and 

 revert to winter conditions." (J. W. E.) 



Several correspondents, unwilling or 

 unable to commit themselves to definite 

 praise or condemnation of E. wind, are 



