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catch any, or even a good dish of trout, but it 

 will be found that we shall not catch so many. 

 There are some streams which seldom or never 

 become so diminished in amount of water as to 

 lose their little rapids and bubbling falls; the 

 declension of their course is so great, and the 

 impediments to their progress so numerous, that 

 they always present variety of appearance, have 

 always sufficient force and disturbance to aid the 

 fisherman; and in these (and they include most 

 North Devon streams) sport may universally be 

 obtained. 



The wind often assists the fisherman on deep 

 or slow streams, but we regard high wind wind 

 high enough to effect the rippling of the surface 

 of the water as an obstacle rather than an 

 auxiliary in fishing in bright water, in hot weather, 

 on rapid streams of small size. 



The colour of the streams is of much importance 

 at certain seasons of the year, its degree of tone 

 of colour often suggesting the most appropriate 

 bait to be employed; as when after a sudden 

 rain the water quickly rises in height and becomes 

 foul of a dirty colour in some streams red, in 

 others, as on the moor, of a porter colour. In 

 the extreme discoloration we had better use the 

 worm because the fly could not be well seen, and, 

 because the fish accustomed to these changes in 

 their element, are aware of the effect of increase 

 of bulk and consequent washing of ground by the 

 sides, which for some time has been dry, and are 

 looking out for worms and grubs which must 



