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feathers ; for when the fish are on the 

 feed, takmg one special fly, the roughest 

 and most homely imitation, if of right 

 size and tone, will take them. 



June 2nd. — On our way back examined 

 the hushed watei's above St. Narec — no 

 fish moving. 



The sole interest of this entry lies in 

 the character of this special stream, and 

 the fly-fisherman would come upon many 

 such places during his wanderings in 

 Brittany : narrow waters, terribly bushed, 

 very deep, with practically no current or 

 surface motion of any kind. A casual 

 glance at such a spot would suggest 

 that it was quite unfishable. Yet these 

 thorn-wrapped waters hold very big trout. 

 JMoreover there are small gaps, here 

 and there, between the bushes, through 

 which a well-oiled Black Gnat might be 

 dexterously " catapulted." 



These fish, as a rule, are not surface 

 feeders, but on a rare occasion of a 

 summer evening you can listen while one 

 of these big fellows embarks on a cruise of 

 inspection. En route he will suck in 

 every floating fly and beetle that he meets. 



