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Our host also had a sixteen-pounder, and we sat 
down to dinner at 10.45 p.m. 
June 30 th .—The river to-day was full of sea-trout, 
jumping in all directions, apparently at daddy-longlegs ; 
but they would not look at an ordinary fly, and I had 
no similitudes of the Tipulidse in my collection. During 
the evening I twice moved a salmon, but news having 
been brought of a bear, I deserted rod for rifle. 
July ls£.—Killed to-night in Krang-nses the first 
bull-trout of the season, a cock-fish of of lbs., 24 inches 
bull-trout ( Salmo eriox ), surendal, July 1st. 
Male; weight 5f lbs., length 24, girth 12| inches. 
by 12f inches girth (see sketch above), and a sea-trout 
of 2 lbs., 16^ inches. 
July 5th .—An unlucky day. Commenced well with 
a 14-lb. fish in Korsin, and at the top of Mogstad pool 
hooked a second—apparently about 8 lbs.—but, when 
nearly ready to gaff, the spoon landed on the grass at 
my feet. Lower down the pool, killed a bull-trout of 
4 lbs. and a big brown trout, missing another. Back 
to Korsin later, where I raised a fish in the identical 
spot as in morning. Struck quickly, and on feeling the 
hook, the fish shot right up to boat, slacking the line. 
I saw the silvery gleam as he turned, not three yards 
