THE GAME FISHES OP THE WOELD 



Mandal, near Christiansand, South Norway, one may rent the 

 Nodding Beat of about four kilometres with a farm-house of 

 ten bedrooms and good conveniences for 200 kr. per month. In 

 1912, in June, July, August and September, this beat afforded 

 one hundred and fifteen salmon, three hundred and sixteen 

 grilse, two hundred trout, amounting to two thousand three 

 hundred and eleven pounds. One may rent the Hague 

 Beat from August 1 to September 14, for $1,000.00 or 

 £200. The Oislebo Beat, six or seven kilometres in length, 

 both banks, house with eight bedrooms, can be had for 160 kr. 

 per month, or $1,000.00 for Jirne and July. The Fuglesvedt Beat 

 of four kilometres on this river, with a six-bedroom house near the 

 river, can be rented for £150 for June and July, or £80 for 

 August and September. Other beats are the Lovdal from 

 Kaaland to Kleveland Bridge, three to twelve kilometres, both 

 banks ; accommodations at Lovdal, June and July, $1,000.00 ; 

 August and September, $500.00. The Klevelands Beat is 

 available August 1 to September 30, for $1,375.00. The Bjae- 

 land Beat of four kilometres, char fishing, troUing for sahnon 

 in Manflo Lake, may be had for £40, or $200.00 per season. The 

 beautiful Poss Beat on the Mandal can be rented by the season 

 for £60. All these beats have comfortable and commodious 

 houses, and while practically every inch of aU good rivers is held 

 for rent or lease, good angling is to be had, and the prices are 

 not exorbitant. 



Tuna or tarpon fishing either in Europe, Canada or America, 

 is, I should say, more expensive. The famous beats on the Nam- 

 sen range from four to eight kilometres, and as fifty-pounders 

 are not uncommon, the rent is somewhat higher but never ex- 

 travagant. Prices range greatly. One beat that gave eighty- 

 three salmon ia June and July, 1912, can be had in 1913 for 

 £550, or a beat of three miles, large farm-house, can be had in 

 June and Jidy for £275. Such a beat could be taken by a party 

 of friends, divided up, and the expense reduced to the minimum. 

 This beat produced in 1911, from May 21 to August 7, one 



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