WONDERFUL FISHING INCIDENTS. 



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Some years ago, when fishing upon the Giiiil, in 

 Nor.'.'iy, I heard the following remarkable perform- 

 ance told by a gentleman who had long rented a 

 station on that celebrated river. On returning to 

 London I took the trouble to inquire further into the 

 matter, and thus it was narrated : — 



A countryman of ours, of the name of Hornden, 

 after having hooked a thirty-pound salmon, and 

 finding it impracticable to land it whc re he was, 

 plunged into the river with his rod erect in one hand, 

 while with the other he swam the rapid current, and 

 ultimately succeeded in landing upon the opposite 

 bank, where he killed his fish in a workmanlike 

 manner, to the delight and astonishment of those 

 who witnessed this unparalleled achievement. 



The hero of the above gained for himself the 

 reputation of being the most expert wielder of the 

 rod that had ever visited Norway, and he was known 

 to have killed three hundredweight of fish in two 

 days upon the Giiiil. 



Another countryman, who prefers that his name 

 should not be mentioned, killed, between June 19 

 and August 13, 144 salmon, whose gross weight 

 made 2425 lbs. This was upon the Namsen, and 

 occurred some years back, but it is very much to be 

 feared that such a record of sport will never there 

 be repeated in modern times. 



A strange circumstance, but a true one, 1 will tell 

 you, that occurred to a friend of mine when we were 





