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ponds, and at the mouths of rivulets running into them. 

 During the fine warm evenings of June and July, when 

 the waters are generally too fine and low to admit of 

 any operations during the day, from sunset to the 

 approach of dusk good execution may be done with the 

 following flies : the golden and red spinners, light 

 brown gnat, cream camel, green bank-fly, grey gnat, 

 and yellow miller; and when it begins to get rather 

 dusk, spin a small-sized minnow in the rapids, shallows, 

 and back-waters, which may be successfully continued 

 aD night long, if the angler thinks proper ; and I 

 have no doubt that some of the finest fish in the 

 river will reward his exertions. In a lake or pond, 

 commence at sunset, with some of the above-named 

 evening flies, until the approach of night ; then sub- 

 stitute the dip-minnow, worm, or some of the large moth- 

 ilies, which, neatly dropped over the banks, will be 

 peculiarly appropriate, and likely to do execution. Should 

 operations be prolonged a few hours into the night with 

 the above lures, the angler will run every chance of 

 being well repaid for braving a little night air, provided 

 he is not an asthmatical old gentleman ; in which case, 

 a flannel night-cap and a cup of caudle will agree 

 better with his constitution than the dews of night. 



On the Tweed it is a very common practice with the 

 native fishermen to ply their vocation all night long 

 during moonlight, either with fly or minnow, but 

 principally the latter, when severe droughts prevail, 

 and the river is too low for operations during the day. 

 I have seen several magnificent baskets of trout thus 

 obtained. It may be all very well to fish all night in 



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