538 Sea -Trout Fishing. 



omitted. The average cost of the month's excursion in each of four 

 years — once with three in the party, once with two, and twice alone 

 — has been from three hundred and seventy to four hundred dollars, 

 including the sum paid for license to use the stream, as for salmon- 

 fishing. It results, therefore, that with respect to region, route, 



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equipment, and expense, — as to all things indeed excepting season, 

 tackle, and size of fish, — there is little difference between salmon- 

 fishing and sea-trout fishing ; and the angler who can choose his 

 month will, of course, prefer the former. If forced to content himself 

 with the minor sport, he will find that health and experience are no 

 less essential to its enjoyment, and that the charms of Nature, impar- 

 tially kind to all enthusiastic wooers who seek her wilderness shrine, 

 will more than compensate for its comparative tameness. The 

 following instances may prove that his record, if modest, is not 

 likely to be insignificant ; even though it might not provoke 

 Mistress Quickly's comment — 



" I'll warrant you, he's an infinitive thing on the score." 



