264 WHAT I HAVE SEEN WHILE FISHING 



to sit so strangely tall that their rowing was worse 

 than ever, and our manoeuvring round the fish was 

 so ridiculous a sight that the laughter of my friend 

 and his gillies was quite pardonable ; indeed, I was 

 laughing myself. 



But, as I picked up one of the rods to wind in, 

 my laughter was checked by the rod's giving a 

 sudden dip and the winch handle's being twisted 

 from my hold. 



So we three laughing-stocks got our second fish. 

 My friend, MacColl and MacLaren, were surprised 

 to see that our bait was a Blue Phantom, the same 

 as they had on one of their rods, and they were 

 still more surprised to see that this was our second 

 fish. 



Both had evidently refused a particular bait 

 spun over them by the best of fishers, and had then 

 fallen easy prey to the same bait cutting capers at 

 the instance of two ploughmen. 



I RON- WELL POOL 



only the head of which is shown in the photo, is 

 basin-shaped with large stones and rocks at the 

 bottom ; many of the latter with such deep shelves 

 that fish and fishermen are effectually screened from 

 each other. 



Bring with you here, and everywhere, after this 

 time that is, after February your fly fishing 



