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they are not rising the fish are inert be- 

 cause the water is in want of freshening ? 

 The surmise that this may be so 

 occurred to me on witnessing a suggestive 

 incident on a Highland loch. Trout were 

 needed to replenish a hatchery on the hill- 

 side. Each, as it was caught, was put 

 into a pail of water, in which, ere long, 

 there were half a dozen. By and by it 

 was noticed that the fish were languish- 

 ing. Some of them had turned upon 

 their backs, and were to all appearance 

 dying. The gamekeeper took the bailing 

 pan ; filled it with water from the lake ; 

 and, holding high his hand, plunged the 

 water through the air into the pail. 

 Within two minutes all the fish were as 

 lively as ever. They had been revived 

 by a fresh supply of oxygen. 



Within the knowledge of most anglers 

 there are certain undisputed phenomena 

 supporting the theory to illustrate which 

 I have described that interesting incident. 

 Trout do not rise when a thunderstorm is 

 impending. Why ? It cannot be because 



