88 MAXIMS TO BE REMEMBERED. 



commence to spawn, the majority of them leave the 

 streams and deeps and lie mostly on the gravelly shal- 

 lows by their sides, at which time they take the fly pretty 

 freely. 



From Michaelmas to March, in fine weather, all the 

 fish then in season, including occasionally some barren 

 or early spawned trout, that have partly recovered their 

 condition, may be taken at the bottom, in the still 

 deeps, in the warmest part of a mild sunny day, from 

 eleven to two o'clock P.M. 



The best time of day for trout-fishing is from nine 

 o'clock in the morning till four in the afternoon, from 

 March to the end of May, and all through September 

 and October. But in June, July, and August, most 

 fish will be caught from dawn till six A.M., and from 

 sunset tiH. dark. In winter a few trout may occasionally 

 be taken in deep still pools during warm mild weather 

 between the hours of eleven and two o'clock. 



On ordinary occasions, the waters will be in the 

 best condition for fly-fishing from four to ten da/s after 

 a flood, before they again become too low and fine, and 

 after the fish have had sufficient time to recover their 

 appetites after their debauch ; as during a flood they 

 invariably over-gorge themselves to such a degree that 

 it is several days before they return to feed ; and during 

 this interval, no sport need be expected, at least none of 

 any moment, however excellent may seem the state of 

 both water and weather. 



In the height of summer, when the weather is hot 

 and sultry, and the waters low, it matters little from 



