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at which it can be fished. Sea-trout of a very large 

 size are taken here ; and late in the autumn splendid 

 sport may be had. This river is let on lease. There 

 is a small river in the same fjord, at the extreme end, 

 which should be tried. It is called the MOLDA ELY. 

 Salmon of a large size may be taken here, but the 

 water is very variable. It is only after a flood that 

 fishing can be had. In a dry season the river would be 

 a total failure. Moreover, it is terribly trapped. Most 

 of the fishing belongs, I believe, to an "ex-M.P.," 

 Thorstein Fretheirn. 



In Xarodal salmon-fishing may occasionally be had. 

 Grudvangen is a fair station, though not first rate. In 

 the lower part of the Gudvangen river, late in the 

 season, there are a great number of sea-trout, and 

 indeed most of the rivers running into the Sogne Fjord 

 and its branches will be found to afford good sea-trout 

 fishing. A fly with a light-blue body and gold tinsel 

 can be recommended for these fish. It may be re- 

 marked that the scenery about here is grand in the 

 extreme. A little way up the valley, the traveller, who 

 is making his way to Bergen by land, will pass Stal- 

 heim. The road up the mountain is of a most extra- 

 ordinary "corkscrew nature," and is a fine specimen 

 of Norwegian engineering skill. On either side of the 

 road are two fine fosses which add considerably to the 

 beauty of the landscape. 



