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the privilege of claiming what they call their specie fish, 

 i.e., a dollar for every fish above a certain weight. 

 Moreover, the tackle used must be extra strong, and the 

 lines must be long ones. Plaited gut casting lines 

 should always be used in preference to twisted ones. 

 That distinguished fisherman, Sir H. Parker, killed on 

 this river a salmon of sixty pounds weight after a little 

 more than an hour's battle. " It was caught on a num- 

 ber six or seven hook ; wings, two golden tippets dyed 

 crimson, sprigged with mallard, teal, golden pheasant, 

 and Argus pheasant ; horns, blue macaw ; head, black ; 

 body, claret pig's wool ; tag, red mohair, ribbed gold 

 twist. ... On the same day he bagged nine others, one 

 of forty pounds ; one thirty pounds ; one eighteen 

 pounds; one fifteen pounds; and the rest from eight 

 pounds downwards." Perhaps a better day's sport has 

 never been known ! 



I believe that little of this river is permanently 

 engaged.* 



Should there, however, be no opportunity for fishing 

 in any part of this noble river, which I much question, 

 the SANDDO"LA ELV, which runs into it near Grong, 

 should be tried : it is a fine river. On the opposite 

 shore there is the BJOB ELV, running out of Eids Vand. 

 Good fishing may be had here. Salmon go up as far 



* Vide Appendix. 



