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bait is most often seized. It ought not to swim at 

 a less depth than eight to twelve feet, to ensure 

 which at least fifty yards of line should be paid out. 

 In crossing the lake or its bays the depth should be 

 increased, for these fish ever lie deep in the day- 

 time, though as the shades begin to fall they move 

 towards the shores to feed. Diligence is essential, 

 and a rough wind conducive to success, and the rush 

 and wild plunge of a good ferox make it worth while 

 to exercise the first in the teeth of the last. When 

 you have got him hum ! ferox is eatable certainly, 

 but not exactly the kind of food to pine for. It is 

 best late in the season, and then ought to be broiled 

 in steaks. 



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Albeit ferox can only be found in great and deep 

 A Moorland l^es, there are often good thumping 

 trout to be caught in very insignificant 

 tarns. There is, moreover, a notable charm in casting 

 angle where few have ever done so before. Mystery 

 is the dominant attraction in fishing, and in remote 

 hill lochs one never knows what may populate the 

 dark waters sprats or sockdologers. One such 



