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anglers. They started young, know their rixer, 

 and dress their own flies accordingly. No doubt, 

 on many occasions, they feel greatly tempted to 

 steal away when work demands their presence at 

 home. Men like " Bob," however, do not often 

 neglect their real work for mere pleasure. My 

 experience of them is that the best workmen are 

 generally the best fishermen. 



The following diary may be both useful and 

 interesting as being that of such a man, one who 

 had to get away when best he could, and make the 

 most of his odd times. It will be seen that he 

 started rather early in March and was fairly 

 successful up to the 3oth May. 



I have extracted from his diary all the notes 

 under the dates from gth March to 3Oth May. 



March 9. 14 trout on Light Snipe and Blue Hawk. 



,, 14. 12 ,, ,, Light Snipe, Blue Hawk, 



Partridge and Orange, in a 

 snowstorm. 



,, 17. 20 ,, ,, Blue Hawk and Orange Part- 



ridge. 



,, 24. 27 ,, all on Orange Partridge. 



,, 28. 18 ,, on Light Snipe and Orange 



Partridge. 



April 1.37 ,, ,, Light Snipe, Orange Part- 



ridge, Water-hen and Blue 

 Hawk. 



K 



