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Cording' s India-rubber boats would be just the 

 thing, for it would be so easily transported. I 

 think, however, that for Lapland the fly is better 

 than the bait; but from what I could hear, the 

 few* English fishermen who have visited Quickiock 

 all agreed that it is one of the worst stations for 

 the angler in Lapland. Iockmock seems much 

 better, for the river there is full of good streams. 

 Sea-salmon come up to Iockmock waterfall, and 

 there are more species of fish than in the Quick- 

 iock waters ; but I question if they have the chair 

 there. The fly that I used to see on the fell 

 waters in the end of June was, I fancy, the 

 common stone-fly — at least, if not, it was a very 

 good imitation. The May-fly appeared to be 

 scarce, and came on the water late. It struck 

 me as being smaller than our drake. The fly in 

 use here for grayling was a fancy fly — black ostrich 

 body, white wings. I think, however, the fish 

 are not particular in these waters, and will rise at 

 a fly which a pampered Thames trout would turn 

 away from in disgust. The two flies which I have 

 mentioned, a green drake and lake-trout fly, 

 dressed thus — body red, with silver twist ; wing, 

 golden pheasant ; shoulder, blue jay — and a few 

 red and brown palmers, would be standard flies 

 for any part of Lapland. The tackle must be 

 strong, and everything of the best, for a grayling 



