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over the trout, the few rods that happened to be out 

 were doing heavy work when once furnished with pre- 

 sentable "artificials." Two fish were now and again 

 taken at the same cast. This scene was prolonged for 

 several hours; a sudden atmospheric change, however, 

 finally caused the almost instantaneous retreat of the flies 

 from the water's surface, the repast of the fish and our 

 sport being as suddenly brought to an abrupt conclusion. 

 The produce of a couple of neighboring rods were to be 

 enumerated by the dozen; not only their basket, but 

 their empty provision receptacles were filled with silvery 

 grayling of all sizes upwards of half-a-pound. For our 

 own part, we had captured at an early part of the day 

 sufficient to fill the vacuum in our pannier, and for the 

 remainder and greater part of the time had returned all 

 subsequent captures. Such days as these are ever to be 

 looked back upon as memorable reminiscences, and at the 

 end of a long life of activity, cannot fail to form food for 

 pleasing reflection. 



NOVEMBER. 



As the season advances, the grayling will be found a 

 few yards above and below the deep holes, where they 

 will rise when the flies are on the water, even in severe 

 weather; indeed it is by no means an uncommon thing 

 to find grayling taking well during a severe frost, when 

 the line resembles an extended icicle, for like Jack, the 

 grayling are in the very zenith of healthful vigor in the 

 cold season of the year. When the world of vegetation 

 is lifeless, and the whole landscape is submerged by an 

 arctic wave, no sport can possibly be more exhilarating, 

 or more conducive to health than grayling fishing in 

 these circumstances. The rodster uses grasshoppers or 

 hoppers of another shade before and after mid-day, filling 

 up the interval with the fly, say from twelve A. M. to two 

 p. M. A pleasing variety is thus afforded, which seldom 



