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The trouts of the Eamont are not generally 

 large, but a score, each weighing from ten to 

 twelve ounces, may sometimes be caught in 

 a couple of hours between Pooley and Tirril 

 when the water is rather high. 



Hound fishing for pike upon the lakes is 

 most amusing when there is a party, but 

 affords little pleasure to the solitary angler 

 who prefers to depend on the exercise of his 

 rod, rather than to sit idle and see fish 

 hooked by a species of chance-medley. The 

 following is the mode of proceeding : a live 

 bait, either a perch or a trout, with a short 

 line from two to six feet long, is attached to 

 a piece of light buoyant wood, or a bladder, 

 which is then turned adrift upon the lake, to 

 float according to the direction of the wind 

 or current. The bait in its course down or 

 across the lake is frequently seized by a 

 pike, and the resistance of the wood or 

 bladder, when he first attempts to make off 

 with his prey, assists to strike the hook. 

 Should the hook become firmly fixed, the 



