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Yet even this has its exceptions. " In 

 the North of England, good sport is some- 

 times had with trout in cold N.E. winds." 

 (C. G. B.) 



"N.E. wind is good for rainbow-trout Exceptions 

 in reservoirs in April and May, the fish t( 

 taking the fly during, or immediately 

 after, rain showers." (H. C. G.) 



"On 25th April 1882 I was leaving 

 home in the afternoon and wanted to 

 take a fish with me. There was a cold 

 N.E. wind on the North Esk, and I 

 expected a blank. I made my first cast 

 about 10.30, and by 12 had four salmon 

 and lost another, all beautiful fish, though 

 not large." (C. M'L) 



General O'Callaghan writes, with 

 absolute correctness for some waters, 

 that cold N.E. winds are often fatal to 

 trout fishing, because in them no fly 

 hatches out. Mr. Buxton is, however, 

 able to communicate the following inter- 

 esting dissentient view : 



"On the other hand, I have noticed 

 that a cold day sometimes produces the 



