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the angler from view; and even then he may have 
much better sport by fishing up. The angler draw- 
ing his flies across and up stfeam will catch trout, 
and this is the strongest “evidence that trout are not 
such ‘profound philosophers as the notions of some 
would lead us to suppose. But though he does 
catch trout, they are in general the very smallest. 
Indeed the advantages of fishing up are in nothing 
more apparent than in the superior size of the trout 
captured. We believe they will average nearly 
double the size of those caught with the same flies 
fishing down, and though generally not so large as 
those taken with the worm, they are not much 
behind them, and we almost invariably kill a few 
larger trout in a river with the fly than with the 
worm. 
Though our remarks in this article have princi- 
pally reference to angling in small rivers, where 
fishing up is essential to success, the same arguments 
hold good in every size or colour of water in a less 
degree, as even though the trout cannot see the 
angler, the other advantages which we have men- 
tioned are still in his favour. 
If we were fishing a large river when it was 
dark-coloured, and required to wade deep, we should 
fish down, because the fatigue of wading up would, 
under stich circumstances, become a serious drawback. 
In such a case we fish in the following manner :— 
