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nected with angling is more certain than this, that 

 if the trout see the angler, they will not take his 

 lure. He may ply his minnow in the most cap- 

 tivating manner, may throw his worm with con- 

 summate skill, or make his flies light softly as a 

 gossamer all will be unavailing if he is seen by 

 his intended victim. 



The next advantage of fishing up we shall 

 notice, is the much greater probability of hooking 

 a trout when it rises. In angling down stream, if 

 a trout rises and the angler strikes, he runs a great 

 risk of pulling the flies straight out of its mouth ; 

 whereas, in fishing up, its back is to him, and he 

 has every chance of bringing the hook into contact 

 with its jaws. This, although it may not seem of 

 great importance to the uninitiated, tells consider- 

 ably when the contents of the basket come to be 

 examined at the close of the day's sport ; indeed, 

 no angler would believe the difference unless he 

 himself proved it. 



Another advantage of fishing up is, that it does 

 not disturb the water so much. Let us suppose 

 the angler is fishing down a fine pool. He, of 

 course, commences at the top, the place where the 

 best trout, and those most inclined to feed, invari- 

 ably lie. After a few casts he hooks one, which 

 immediately runs down, and by its vagaries, leap- 

 ing in the air, and plunging in all directions 

 alarms all its neighbours, and it is ten to one if he 



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