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caught one fish before starting. Seven were 

 caught in a pool known as " Little Picot," 

 which we had not intended to fish, but it 

 looked well, and there was a nice beach from 

 which it could be commanded. Casting 

 from this beach, I caught the fish, and then 

 made the best of my way home. I went 

 out for a few minutes in the evening and 

 tried the pool opposite the house, which 

 yielded the ninth fish. 



On the following day I had eight in the 

 home pools, weighing 24, 31, 25, 22, 25, 27, 

 33j, and 22 pounds. 



I see that I pleaded guilty to having lost 

 six fish on each of these two days. 



On the 24th, Mr. Herbert Smith had five, 

 weighing 40, .25, 28, 25, and 30 pounds, and 

 on the 27th the same fisherman caught two, 

 weighing 25 and 45 pounds. 



On the 3rd July H. A. landed eight fish, 

 weighing 19£, 28|, 26, 11, 20J, 29, 22, and 

 21j pounds, and lost five. 



On the 20th July Lord Alexander Rus- 

 sell fished the Lazy Bogan pools and caught 



