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and left of it, there is no danger of their getting 

 mixed so long as the boat is moving ; but the 

 risk is apparent should a fish come to either of 

 the three lines, and great activity is then neces- 

 sary on the part of yourself and boatman to 

 keep things right. You must keep the fish at 

 as considerable a distance from the other lines 

 as you can, and trust a good deal to the chances 

 of war for the ultimate safety of all. Some 

 days, even when casting was unproductive, we 

 have been fortunate in securing fish by trolling 

 our flies in the manner described. Indeed, un- 

 less the day or the season is decidedly in favour 

 of trolling minnows, we prefer, if only trolling 

 two lines, to troll from one of them with the 

 minnow, and from the other with the fly. This 

 must always be decided, however, by the judg- 

 ment of the angler, and by his surroundings for 

 the time being. One thing in favour of trolling 

 with the minnow is, that the best size of fish are 

 caught by that means. This is not invariably 

 the case, but it is the rule. And in concluding 

 this chapter, we must not omit to acknowledge 

 that we are glad to know that when we are not 

 so young as we once were, and when the wield- 



