22 BROADLAND SPORT 



Like a church, the Broad lies east and west ; the sea- water 

 from the German Ocean washes one side of the lock, which in 

 summer is open and shut so often that the water at the 

 end of the Broad is decidedly brackish. When the water 

 is at flood in the Broad it is at ebb in Lake Lothian, and 

 vice versa. 



In fishing for pike and jack in winter, the nearer one 

 fishes to the yellow reed stems, in reason, the better are the 

 chances of success. Roach, bream and perch fishing are 

 carried on in almost the same manner, with slight local 

 peculiarities, in all parts of England, therefore it is not 

 necessary to describe the fishing in detail, beyond the 

 fact that in Norfolk the " takes " are estimated at so many 

 stone, not in exact weights as elsewhere. 



In fishing for pike the fishing of other counties is differed 

 from in that the dodges utilised are so numerous and ingenious 

 that it is a wonder there are any fish left to be caught, 

 whilst it seems incredulous that they are proved to be on 

 a decided increase (rather than a decrease) as every year 

 goes round. Sorrow's Ham and Carlton Ham are the most 

 celebrated places in the locality for pike fishing. Many 

 is the twenty pounder that has tested the angler's skill in 

 days gone by, and many there are still left exceeding that 

 weight which lurk in the reedy nooks ready to do battle again. 



We were one day attracted by the movements of a 

 small boy who was wading up-stream in the spring drain 

 which flowed from the freshwater marshes of the Carlton 

 level in the Waveney Valley through a sluice gate into 

 Lake Lothian. 



It was a fine evening, there was nothing better to do, so 

 we leant at ease upon the boundary wall of the street over 

 the archway, by means of which the drain runs under the 

 high road, and watched the youthful angler, in company 

 with the large crowd there assembled, with considerable 

 interest. Whilst thus intent in following his movements 

 several inhabitants of the village joined the crowd, and from 

 them w(.- gleaned plenty of information 'on the subject. 



