150 THE PRACTICAL ANGLER 



Every place where there is water to cover a trout 

 should be fished, and we have seen trout nearly half 

 a pound weight caught in burns little larger than 

 a sheep-drain, but they are invariably ugly, black, 

 and ill-conditioned, and not worth the trouble of 

 carrying home. Burns may be fished most success- 

 fully after rain; and as they are generally in late 

 districts, August will be found the best month, 

 but some sport may be had the whole season 

 through, as the trout are invariably hungry. 



