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out of danger of being eaten. The 

 pounder is safe from the attacks of the 

 larger members of his family, and you 

 find him in their company, but the little 

 fellows seek to keep out of the way. 

 When casting in water which generally 

 holds great trout, the free rising of 

 small trout is regarded as an almost sure 

 indication of the absence of larger fish. 

 Conversely, the advent of a great trout 

 is often notified by the small fry leaping 

 into the air to avoid capture. Not seldom 

 too, when a little trout is being brought 

 in, a large one will follow him and per- 

 haps even contend with you for his pos- 

 session. I recollect a fisherman being so 

 irritated at the disregard of his fly, and 

 at the persistence of a big fellow in this 

 course of action, that he baited with a 

 six-inch trout, worked him towards the 

 hover of the monster, and then laid 

 down the rod and took out his watch. 

 The line at once began to run out slowly, 

 but the inclination to take the rod in 



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