56 SPRING-TIDE. 



J. You have a quick eye for a 

 fish. How did you know it was not a 

 trout ? 



S. By the quiet manner in which he 

 took the fly, and by his dull, leaden 

 plunge. Though a large trout is not so 

 brisk generally as a smaller one, he will 

 give you infinitely more trouble than the 

 chub. 



Simon. A \s martal timerzome vish, zur: 

 but still um likes a good vat bait, too ; 

 'specially a dumbledore. 



S. Yes, Simon is quite right ; and 

 therefore, when you do fish for chub, use 

 a good large, hairy palmer, or an imi- 

 tation of the humble-bee or dumbledore, 

 as they call it hereabouts. I have seen 

 some in the fishing-tackle shops in London, 

 dressed to perfection. And now I shall 

 cross the ford here, and give you the meet- 

 ing at the old hawthorn-tree, near which 

 there is a foot-bridge. You will find some 



