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catch a fish, and then we will give over; for the 

 evening's sport should be kept till a late season, 

 July or August, when there is little fly on in the 

 day-time : and it would be spoiling the diversion of 

 our host, to catch or prick all the fish in the upper 

 water ; and with a gentleman so truly liberal, and so 

 profuse of his means of giving pleasure to others, no 

 improper liberties should be taken. I shall not fish 

 myself, but shall have my pleasure in witnessing your 

 sport. It must be in a boat, and you must steal 

 slowly up the calm water, and glide like aerial beings 

 on the surface, making no motion in the water, and 

 showing no shadow. Your fly must be an orange or 

 brown palmer with a yellow body ; for the gray drake 

 is not yet on the water. The fish here are large, and 

 the river weedy, so you must take care of your fish 

 and your tackle. 



POIET. We have at least passed over half-a-mile 

 of water, and have seen no fish rise ; yet there is a 

 yellowish or reddish fly in the air, which moves like 

 a drake, and there are clouds of pale brown flies 

 encircling the alders. Now I tliink I see a large 

 trout rise below that alder. 



HAL. That is not a trout, for he rises in a different 

 place now, and is probably a large roach or chub ; do 

 not waste your time upon him. You may always 

 know a large trout when feeding in the evening. He 



