200 HAPPY HUNTING-GROUNDS 



of over a pound which I vainly endeavoured to lift on 

 to the rocks with my fine tackle and small fly, of 

 which I could have made certain if I had had a land- 

 ing net. I brought in quite a respectable basket of 

 plump bright little fish when I returned to tea. 



Perhaps everyone may not know a really excellent 

 way of disposing of small burn trout. It is an Alfheim 

 recipe, and, crede experto, makes an excellent dish. 

 I adopt the precedent of Izaac Walton, and print it 

 here for the benefit of brother anglers. 



" Lay your trout on his side upon a board, and with 

 a very sharp knife cut right down to the bone just 

 below the head. Then pass the blade below the bone 

 and carefully remove it, snip off the fins with a pair 

 of scissors, and put the two fillets at the bottom of a 

 pie dish. When the first layer is complete cover it 

 with butter, bay leaves, a little vinegar, and seasoning 

 to taste, and make more layers until the dish is almost 

 full. Fill up with water, and then bake in an oven. 

 The result comes out in the form of a cake, and makes 

 a delicious cold dish for breakfast or lunch." 



To quote The Complete Angler: "This dish of 

 meat is too good for any but anglers, or very honest 

 men, and I trust you will prove both, and therefore 

 I have trusted you with this secret." 



After a grand tea in the dining-room I tried the 

 river again, but the rise was over. At eight o'clock 

 Gunder, the boatman, took me on board, and I 

 fished with minnow and fly on the two lakes until 

 nine, getting five more good trout on my way home. 

 It was a perfect evening. I never saw anything more 

 lovely than the lights on the hills, and the reflections 

 in and over the water. First the whole range to the 



