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the angler from view ; and even then he may have 

 much better sport by fishing up. The angler draw- 

 ing his flies across and up stream will catch trout, 

 and this is the strongest evidence that trout are not 

 such profound philosophers as the notions of some 

 would lead us to suppose. But though he does 

 catch trout, they are in general the very smallest. 

 Indeed the advantages of fishing up are in nothing 

 more apparent than in the superior size of the trout 

 captured. We believe they will average nearly 

 double the size of those caught with the same flies 

 fishing down, and though generally not so large as 

 those taken with the worm, they are not much 

 behind them, and we almost invariably kill a few 

 larger trout in a river with the fly than with the 

 worm. 



Though our remarks in this article have princi- 

 pally reference to angling in small rivers, where 

 fishing up is essential to success, the same arguments 

 hold good in every size or colour of water in a less 

 degree, as even though the trout cannot see the 

 angler, the other advantages which we have men- 

 tioned are still in his favour. 



If we were fishing a large river when it was 

 dark-coloured, and required to wade deep, we should 

 fish down, because the fatigue of wading up would, 

 under such circumstances, become a serious drawback. 

 In such a case we fish in the following manner : 



