218 PLEASURES OF ANGLING. 



Anglers are chiefly aggrieved by this obstruction 

 to the free flow of the water because it has de- 

 stroyed several favorite trout-haunts notably 

 Cole's Point and Lothrop's Chopping, where for 

 many years I have had my best spring fly fishing. 

 The eight or ten feet artificially added to the body 

 of the water have so changed the currents of the 

 river that they are no longer gathering places for 

 trout. But in spite of this desecration, these old 

 waters still afford ample amusement for those who 

 fish them patiently and with moderate skill. 



