20 ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT FISHERIES 



and August tides. Should these be low, the 

 majority of the fish are taken in the nets in the 

 estuary and in Morecambe Bay and a poor season 

 is the result. 



For sea-trout fishing one of the most useful rods 

 with which I am acquainted is made by the Messrs. 

 Farlow, of the Strand. This is a i2jft. three-piece 

 green-heart, and its speciality is a wonderful 

 combination of lightness and strength. It will kill 

 any sea-trout or grilse that the angler is likely to 

 come across. Although I have never killed a 

 salmon on this particular rod, I have not the 

 slightest doubt that it would kill anything up to a 

 dozen pounds with the greatest ease ; and, judging 

 by its power of casting, there are but few rivers 

 on which it could not be used. The pleasurable 

 sensation of fishing with this, after using a heavy 

 local-made rod, has to be experienced to be fully 

 appreciated. In my own case I commenced with a 

 strong prejudice for the local-made article, but no 

 one has fished through a long day with this work 

 of art will ever go back to the heavier weapon. 

 It is a rod specially suited to slightly built men, 

 and it might well be named the Multum in 

 parvo. 



Sprods (herling or whiting) make their ap- 

 pearance in the Kent about the same time as the 

 sea-trout, but the run lasts much longer, and 

 freshly run fish are taken right up to the end of 

 the season. The remarks as to mort fishing apply 

 equally to the sprod. Good takes of this game fish 

 are secured in October and until the middle of 

 November, when sport is somewhat at a discount. 

 The casting line used for sprod fishing should be of 

 single horse-hair, the tail-fly being dressed as 



