224 FISHERMEN'S WEATHER 



in the 



Belgian 



Ardennes 



in Norway. 



fish are sluggish while thunder-clouds are 

 gathering, but exceedingly active after 

 the first flash of lightning. Trout often 

 rise eagerly to the fly during a thunder- 

 storm, provided that it is not accompanied 

 by heavy rain. 



"While fishing in the Belgian Ardennes 

 this autumn (1905), I found the trout of 

 a small stream in rising humour through- 

 out a heavy, thundery day. After the 

 first rumble of thunder, the trout rose 

 with increased avidity. But it must be 

 noted that only a few drops of rain fell, 

 and that the actual storm was of short 

 duration. I think that during pro- 

 longed unsettled weather, when the 

 atmosphere is charged with electricity, 

 fish are more or less shy and off their 

 food." (W. M. G.) 



During his Norwegian trips, on the 

 other hand, Mr. Bryden found trout put 

 off the feed by thunderstorms. " During 

 the summer of 1893," he writes, " I 

 enjoyed some exceptionally good brown- 

 trout fishing in various lakes and streams 



