112 MINOR TACTICS OF THE CHALK STREAM 



the left bank it is difficult to cast over him, but 

 presently our artist with the landing-net gives 

 the appropriate response to the dimpling rise 

 with which he takes the Ginger Quill, and a good 

 sound working connection is established. For a 

 moment the angler does not put a pull on him, 

 and he moves out into the strong water, shaking 

 his head to get rid of that objectionable insect 

 that has fastened in his palate. The angler 

 rapidly winds in line, and begins to hold him 

 firmly. His aim is to keep him tiring himself 

 in the strong water — not to drive him up under 

 the apron (it is unnecessary to run that risk now), 

 but to keep him from running down. The stream 

 is narrow enough to enable the angler, by dipping 

 his rod-point to right or left, to turn the fish from 

 every upward rush to such a holt, but in a few 

 moments comes the downward rush. Now for the 

 landing-net. In an instant the fish has turned 

 and is back facing the strong water, and engaged 

 in fighting to get up into the shelter of the hatch. 

 But again and again he is turned and brought 

 down to the edge of the gravel shelf where the 

 stream is strongest, when a hint from the landing- 

 net sends him up again straining with all his force 

 against both stream and line. Presently, tiring 

 of the game, and failing in his efforts to rub out 

 the hook against the camp-sheathing, he turns 

 and bolts downstream with such suddenness as to 

 evade the threatening net, and is gone forty yards 



