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colours. We tried fly, and of a pretty good size, but 

 found the trout shy and sulky. "We then put on our 

 artificial minnows, and we succeeded, in some of the 

 strong and rapid streams, in hooking three or four fish, 

 but part got off before we could land them on terra firma. 

 Trying the fly again, about three o'clock in the afternoon, 

 we found our finny friends in better humour ; and 

 after about two hours' work, my friend and I counted a 

 couple of dozen of as fine trout as a man would wish to 

 see. I got all mine with spider -flies, while he was 

 equally as successful with large-winged ones. So much 

 for favourite flies. 



" In the parts of the river we had traversed, we found 

 its course very winding and tortuous, and we were very 

 much incommoded by the system of irrigation which is 

 carried on by the sides of the stream. "We had to go 

 plunging through pasture-grounds, sometimes half-leg 

 deep of mud and water. 



" In the evening we bent our steps towards the 

 village of Crehen, with a viBW to remain the night, and 

 try the river the next day. "We got rather uncouth but 

 comfortable lodgings ; and by six o'clock in the morning, 

 after a good cup or two of cafe au lait and some fresh 

 eggs, we were on the banks of the stream, rod in hand. 

 On leaving the village the stream turns wider, and not 

 so well adapted for fly-fishing. "We had through- 

 out the day but very poor success, not obtaining more, 

 and with great labour and toil in a meltmg sun, 

 than half the number of fish we had caught the day 

 previous. 



" My next angling tour of any extent took me to the 

 higher parts of the Eance. I stopped a day at the 

 village of Ouenroc, where the river is considerably 

 narrowed, and its banks are very picturesque and 

 beautiful. I had but an indifferent day's sport ; having 

 only taken nine trout, averaging about six inches in 

 length. I saw, however, some very large in a long 

 piece of still water ; and had I been able to obtain 

 worm, I have no doubt but I should have captvu-ed 

 some of them. The weather was bright and hot, and 



