248 LATE OCTOBER GRAYLING FISHING. 



trout fishing prospects with something like 

 apprehension, lest anything should occur to 

 render this day the last of rubber boots and 

 flooded meadows. Yet this is an ungrateful 

 feeling to harbour, seeing that one has all the 

 pleasant memories of a good season to dwell 

 upon, while less lucky men have put away their 

 rod and reel some two months previously, 

 without ever experiencing the aftermath of 

 autumn enjoyment that the grayling season 

 affords to those who can take advantage of it. 



