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A third stream there is, the Ribnica, dividing the 

 Moslem from the Christian quarter of Podgoritza, the 

 very ideal of a trout-stream, about the size of the Test 

 at Romsey. But to casting angle in this lovely water 

 two circumstances proved highly unfavourable: first, 

 that operations near the town attracted a parti- 

 coloured and constantly increasing crowd of spec- 

 tators, whose presence ensured the terror and 

 flight of any trout within range; and second, that 

 very few trout were within range, by reason of 

 the diligence with which, as we discovered, nets 

 were plied after dusk, in every feasible reach of the 

 river. 



As in Albania, therefore, so in Montenegro I have 

 nothing, as an angler, to record but discomfiture; 

 nevertheless, as a reconnaissance our expedition may 

 not be entirely barren of information for others. There 

 can be no doubt that there are the materials for sport 

 of extraordinarily fine quality in the neighbourhood of 

 Podgoritza, but it can only be ensured by preparation 

 which we had not the foresight to make. As I have 

 said, we were a month too early; a month later the 

 heat in the daytime is prohibitive of exertion on the 

 part of men and fishes alike. The hotel in Podgoritza 

 is quite habitable, but the proper course to pursue is 

 to take a camp equipment, to pitch the tents some 

 distance from the town, and to fish early and late 

 according to Norwegian practice, taking rest during 

 the sun- stricken hours. There are some fine pools 

 and streams below the town, but this district is too 

 low and too near the Lake of Skodra to be healthy, 



