ginning of April (1905). I was trout 

 fishing on the Eden between the villages 

 of Armathwaite and Lazonby, and had 

 started out about 10.30, with very little 

 hope of any sport. It was a cold, dull 

 day with a strong * Helm ' wind blow- 

 ing straight downstream. 



" The helm wind is well known in the 

 Lake district and the Eden valley as a 

 spoiler of all sport. It derives its name 

 from the helm or helmet of clouds which 

 forms on the fells of the Pennines and 

 causes the wind to circulate through the 

 surrounding country. Woe betide the 

 fisherman who has gone up for a few 

 days only, if he is greeted by a blast of 

 the helm wind on his arrival. At the 

 best, it means a hard battle for every fish 

 caught during the next few days. 



" I waited awhile on the bank, but could 

 not see a fish moving in the pools, and it 

 was too early in the season for them to 

 have got up into the rough water, so I 

 knew that my only chance lay in the 

 tails of the streams. As soon as I com- 



