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second, perhaps, to none in Norway. Thirty-two fish have 

 been killed in one day by two rods immediately below 

 the fall. The water is generally discoloured by snow, 

 but this does not prevent the fish from rising. Good 

 and cheap quarters can be had at Veblungsnaes ; and if 

 the services of one Jorgen Erichsen, residing there, 

 can be obtained, he will be found a good pioneer. 

 About half a dollar a day will be sufficient remunera- 

 tion. He is well acquainted with every pool in the 

 river. The greater part of this fishing is taken up ; 

 but there are still portions where excellent sport can 

 be had by asking permission of the proprietors, and 

 paying a small sum. Landmark, who lives a few 

 miles above Yeblungsnaes, and at whose house most 

 comfortable accommodation may be had, owns a part 

 of the Eauma, and will let the fishing. 



A little to the north-east of Veblungsnaes there is a 

 small river, IISFJOKD ELV, running out at Hein, 

 which may be worth trying. 



About twenty miles to the east of the Eauma is the 

 EKIDSFJORD ELV, which rises in the mountains about 

 Laesjoe, and empties itself into an offshoot of the 

 Lange Fjord. About five miles from the sea it passes 

 through a lake fourteen miles long ; and the fishing 

 lies wholly between this lake and the mouth of the 

 river. It abounds in fine pools and rapids. The fish 

 in this river attain a large size, since, if they succeed 



