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circumstances. I think it of little use to 

 fish up stream, unless the trout are taking 

 the fly greedily. In that case the advan- 

 tage is obvious, as shown by Mr. Penn, a 

 practical angler, whose book you should 

 possess yourself of. But if the fish are 

 sluggish and not rising, you will find your 

 throwing up stream fruitless. 



J. If they are not rising I fancy it will 

 be but dull sport. 



S. Not so ; I have sometimes taken 

 fine fish when even the smallest trout would 

 not rise. For instance, when the May-fly 

 is ascending the stalks of the flags, and 

 not yet rising in the air, the artificial 

 May-fly under water, is a deadly lure. 

 I have found this repeatedly, and taken 

 some of the largest fish in the stream, 

 who have seized the fly under water, 

 when they would not regard it on the 

 surface. 



J. I have observed that to-day my 



