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in February. But until the snow water disap- 

 pears entirely, and the severe night frosts dis- 

 continue, the angler cannot calculate, with any 

 degree of certainty, upon meeting with much 

 amusement. 



Easterly and northerly winds, in the spring 

 and autumn, are generally unfavourable to sport, 

 as the fish resort to the deep pools, for greater 

 warmth than is afforded them by the shallow 

 streams, where they remain at the bottom, afraid 

 to encounter the severity of these piercing blasts ; 

 but, in the summer, if accompanied by a cloudy 

 atmosphere, good diversion may be obtained with 

 the wind in these points. 



A warm breeze, if not too violent,, is at all 

 times favourable to the fly fisher, particularly if 

 salmon be his object ; for which purpose the 

 hours from eight till eleven in the morning, and 

 from three until six in the evening, are most 

 eligible. 



After a clear bright night, if the day be dark 

 and lowering, fish usually rise freely, having been 



