270 ACCESSIBLE FIELD SPORTS. 



A couple of hundred yards beneath the dam is a 

 splendid pool, difficult to fish and difficult of access, 

 but your perseverance will be amply rewarded. 

 Scarcely in the memory of a long fishing career have 

 we ever enjoyed such a couple of hours' sport as fell 

 to our luck the first time we wetted a line upon its 

 well- stocked surface. On the first cast not one but 

 half a dozen of the spotted beauties rushed to the 

 surface, so that we were ultimately compelled to reduce 

 the number of flies we were using to a solitary speci- 

 men. For two hours we confined ourselves to this 

 pool, with the simple change of altering situation or 

 cast, and even then only desisted, not from want of fish, 

 but for fear the constant strain would wear out the rod. 

 On this occasion the results were nearly four dozen, 

 and none under half a pound, many reaching as high 

 as three and even three and a half. The guide, whom 

 I have previously mentioned, was my companion, and 

 most satisfactorily he did his work, although on many 

 occasions he was compelled to wade up to his middle ; 

 in fact, I never met a more obliging person, or one 

 more fearless in entering water, or better skilled in 

 handling a landing net. 



The flies I would advise for use are the same in 

 size as those generally employed for sea-trout fishing, 

 but less gaudy. However, if the water should be 



