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up towards them the more pleasurable will they 

 be. In all kinds of sport it is a maddening and 

 cramping job to try to remember the rules, and, 

 even then, they may not suit you. The " do's " 

 are done with, and the " don't's " have to follow, 

 for what they are worth. 



Don't try, in small becks, to see the lions 

 feed. The inevitable penalty will be a light 

 basket. 



Don't set your feet down too heavily on those 

 often hollow and vibrating banks. Fishermen shod 

 with heavy brogues, or shooting boots, cannot be 

 said to tread with fairy footsteps, but it is a desir- 

 able ideal to aim at on small streams. 



Don't expect brown trout in fell becks to be lying 

 out in full view in midstreams. If you do you will 

 be apt to be disappointed, and hurt someone's 

 feelings by saying there are no trout in them. It 

 is not one of their daylight habits to be out of doors 

 very much. They prefer to watch for their butcher 

 and baker from behind the curtains of their little 

 windows. When, however, they do see their daily 

 bread coming down the street no one is kept waiting 

 yery long. 



On all streams, be they large or small, there are 

 particular runs known to acclimatised fishermen 

 where sport can be relied upon. Very thin " all 



