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the angler, they will not take his lure. He may ply 
his minnow in the most captivating manner, may 
throw his worm with consummate skill, or make his 
flies light softly as a gossamer—all will be unavailing 
if he is seen by his intended victim. | 
The next advantage of fishing up we shall notice, 
is the much greater probability of hooking a trout 
when it rises. In angling down stream, if a trout 
rises and the angler strikes, he runs a great risk of 
pulling the flies straight out of its. mouth ; whereas, 
in fishing up, its back is to him, and he has every 
chance of bringing the hook into contact with its 
jaws. This, although it may not seem of great im- 
portance to the uninitiated, tells considerably when 
the contents of the basket come to be examined at 
the close of the day’s sport ; indeed no angler would 
believe the difference unless he himself proved it. 
Another advantage of fishing up is, that it does 
not disturb the water so much. Let us suppose the 
angler is fishing down a fine pool. He, of course, 
commences at the top, the place where the best trout, 
and those most inclined to feed, invariably lie. After 
a few casts he hooks one, which, immediately runs 
down, and by its vagaries—leaping in the air, and 
plunging in all directions—alarms all its neighbours, 
and it is ten to one if he gets another rise in that 
pool. Fishing up saves all this. The angler com- 
mences at the foot, and when he hooks a trout, pulls 
