i;8 WHAT I HAVE SEEN WHILE FISHING 



were those amongst the guests who had taken three 

 salmon in a day, and others who had enjoyed 

 splendid sport with trout. One fisher got 30, 32, 

 40, and 41 good fish, not bad totals for four 

 successive days. We got fair baskets, but nothing 

 to compare with this. 



At last the long looked for rain, which had 

 fallen everywhere except where we happened to be 

 wanting it, came in earnest. All the afternoon it 

 fell, and, although we had long since given over 

 carrying waterproofs, we fished on until we were 

 wet through with the warm rain, and the river had 

 risen so considerably as to promise wonders for the 

 morrow amongst the invigorated salmon, that, like 

 ourselves, were gladdened by the copious downfall. 



After dinner that night I interviewed Mr 

 Manning, the manager, whom I found to be quite 

 a keen sportsman, ready to read me up in all I 

 needed. The favourite salmon flies are Claret Jay, 

 Butcher, Lemon and Grey, and Durham Ranger, 

 sizes to suit water, always remembering to favour 

 the smaller of the two sizes which you think most 

 suitable. 



There are two rivers and four lakes within a 

 short drive. From the latter trout up to 12 Ib. have 

 been taken. 



Many times during that evening we listened to 

 the rain ; when in bed I heard its patter ; and it 

 was raining still when I fell asleep. 



