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magnificent pool, and good sport may be had here. 

 The fish run large, and have been taken up to forty 

 pounds in weight. The river in question belongs to a 

 gentleman of the name of Overston. The trout-fishing 

 in the above-named rivers is unquestionably good. 



Good trout-fishing may be had in THYDA ELY, 

 running into the east end of Selbo Sden ; and as the 

 road runs by it for a long way, fair accommodation 

 may be obtained. The fishing also in Selbo So is 

 highly spoken of by Belton in his ' Two Summers in 

 Norway.' 



There is also good trout-fishing to be had some few 

 miles from Koraas. The apothecary in this (so-called) 

 town, who is an ardent disciple of the gentle art, will 

 give the stranger much useful information. If I 

 remember right, he speaks English. 



Ptarmigan are abundant in this neighbourhood. 

 Drivstuen, on the Dovre Fjeld, will be found an ex- 

 cellent station to put up at. Good ryper-shooting can 

 be had here, and reindeer are not unfrequent. At 

 Opdal, a few stations higher up, where the road 

 branches off to Sundal, the shooting is well-spoken of ; 

 also at Sogndal and Budal. Good shooting, too, can 

 be had in Orkedal (Gumdal is a good station to put up 

 at) and on the heights surrounding the Guul Valley. 

 At Saelbo, also, good sport is to be had. Doubtless the 

 shooting over the whole of this Amt is good ; but I 



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