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and not till he settles to quieter tactics dares the 

 fisher begin to make his way ashore. Half, at least, 

 of the exquisite anxiety of the struggle is sacrificed 

 if oars may be plied in whatever direction the fish is 

 heading. 



The advantage of shore fishing over fishing from 

 a boat is chiefly apparent in May and June, when 

 most feeding trout lie along the line where the 

 water deepens to more than three feet. Later on, 

 when summer heat has raised the temperature of 

 the whole lake, roving trout may be seen rising all 

 over it, and a boat must be had to reach them. 

 But even in July and August good fish sport may be 

 enjoyed off the shore, especially off points and capes, 

 which are better at that season than earlier in the 

 year, when most execution is done in sheltered 

 bays. 



In lakes where trout are large but few, it is 

 weary work to thrash the waste of water on the 

 chance of the flies falling within view of one of them. 

 In such places a flood comes in very usefully to save 

 labour. The fish then congregate round the mouths 

 of hill burns, keenly on the look-out for what the 

 swollen waters may bring down to them. There, 

 if anywhere, may rising trout be marked, and busi- 



