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air, which moves like a drake ; and there are 

 clouds of pale brown flies encircling the 

 alders. Now I think 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 rises con- 

 tinuously, or at small intervals, in a still 

 water almost always in the same place, 

 and makes little noise, barely elevating his 

 mouth to suck in the fly, and sometimes 

 showing his back fin and tail. A large circle 

 spreads around him, but there are seldom 

 any bubbles when he breaks the water, 

 which usually indicate the coarser fish: we 

 will wait a few minutes ; I know there must 

 be trout here and the sun is setting, and the 

 yellow fly, or dun cut, coming on the water. 

 See, beneath that alder is a trout rising, and 

 now there is another thirty yards higher up. 

 Take care, get your line out in another part 

 of the water, and in order, for reaching the 

 fish, and do not throw till you are sure you 



