PRACTICAL FLY FISHING 



him. I did the same with the second ; and 

 perceiving other fishes rising above me, I had 

 an hour of very good fishing. 



About a score I lost, as, from the shortness 

 of my rod, I could not hold them up ; and they 

 got down to the gravel, and rubbed the fly out 

 of their noses in spite of me. However, I 

 managed to land seven fish in very good con- 

 dition, and I had scarcely one under a pound. 

 I varied my walk by taking the right bank of 

 the river on my return, and upon the whole 

 enjoyed the day very much. 



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