ANGLIIyTG IN AUSTEIA, GEEMANT 



Hoplinger, who is the lessee of the fishing from the Government, 

 and who provides giUies, guides, boatmen and everything, even 

 to flies made on the Traun for the delectation of these fine trout. 



At the end of Traun Lake is the famous Ebensee angling 

 ground of about eight miles, with delightful little villages here 

 and there. The Eed Spinner, March Brown and May fly are 

 said to be very killing here. There is also a fine stretch at Aurach 

 near Gmunden. The river is about twenty-five feet wide, and 

 abounds in such grand scenery that the angler may be pardoned 

 if he forgets aU about such non-essentials as trout and grayling. 

 Traun is a splendid Alpine Lake covering six thousand one hun- 

 dred and fifty-eight acres, and Hallstatt is a noble piece of water, 

 sure to beguile the angler, and fascinating not only for its fishing, 

 but from the fact that it abounds in ancient Celtic and Eoman 

 remaius. A radiant little river, the Hallstatt-Traun, flows into 

 Hallstatt Lake near Obertraun. It abounds in half-pound trout, 

 and two and three pounders are sometimes taken. A two and a 

 half-ounce spUt cane or bamboo rod is used. While fishing here 

 one is surrounded by eternal snows, and the water is pure, clear 

 and icy — all conditions favourable to making hard-fighting, good- 

 conditioned fish. 



Toplitz Lake is among the natural gems of the region. Here 

 one is not obliged to take a gillie, taut aU trout and pike taken 

 belong to the Administration. Fine fishing grounds are found 

 near Aussee, Mitterndorf, and the sport in the Kainisch-Traun 

 is sure to be the best in Europe for big trout, S. fario. ISo net is 

 allowed to profane these radiant waters. The fly alone lures the 

 trout, twenty to forty in an afternoon, two pounders not being 

 unusual, so I am told on excellent authority. The Salza, near 

 Mitterndorf, affords fine sport, there being at least fifteen nules 

 of good water, seven of it being nearly thirty feet wide. 



I can but mention the main aspects of this beautiful angling 

 region, which one should approach with angling reason, taking 

 things as they are, not finding fault because the rules and regula- 

 tions are not like those of England or America. 



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