JUNE 149 



than these, invigorated by a renewal of 

 the atmosphere. 



Piqued by the "agreeable disappoint- 

 ment," Mr. Wood remarked that if " fair 

 luck " had fallen to us our basket would 

 have been very impressive. There could 

 be no doubt on that score. My friend 

 was not talking inconsiderately. Our 

 percentage of missed rises had been un- 

 usually high. We missed at least thrice 

 as many fish as we landed. That was 

 because from the time we found ourselves 

 among the feeding trout the sun was 

 behind our backs, and thus, in the baffling 

 light, the rises were not instantly visible. 

 Had the wind been from the east, the 

 percentage of misses would have been 

 much smaller. Facing the light, we 

 should have seen the fish darting at the 

 lures through the waves ; and I do believe 

 that our basket would have been more 

 than twice its actual dimensions. As 

 things were, it was twenty-three trout, 

 weighing 17 Ib. Twenty - one other 

 boats were out on the same day ; nearly 



