1. sports
2. fishing
3. fly fishing

AND
GRAYLING
CATCH
TO
HOW
THEM
AND
RECOLLECTIONS
A SPORTSMAN
OF
BY
M.
Francis
"Halc"-on,"
Ltedi
Special
ol
Mercury
Yorfcehire
"Tbe
Weekly
Supplement;
Correapondenl
Britiiih Angler":
Angline
Flies"
to
Club.
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ANGLER"
CO..
the
Reviser
; Memb:^
Fishen'
"THE
Walbran
Fishmff
ot
of
London
Fiild.-
Author
Gatelte;
Theakston's
tKe
etc..
The
Wharfe"ta1e,"
""
"BrilLah
Fly
etc.
eV
LIMITED,
SCARBOROUGH
byGoOglf
by
Jt
MAJOR
("SOUTH
WfiST"
"
OF
THE
FIELD
"),
V^
P^*^^
by
h,Goc)glc
first
of
grayling
the
Practical
added
the
that
not
as
the
few
of
may
The
subject.
of
"
graceful,
following
useful
this
Pritt's
despised
Book
"
little
present
there
as
the
and
have
has
ance
importbut
peared,
ap-
work
in
on
l)een
truth
that
which
"
will
in
or
swims
no,
"
grayling
reader
of
standard
fish
no
of
trout,
gliding
the
is
GrayUng
Grayling"
the
work
are
published,
was
the
work,
185a,
work
no
of
considered
pages
hints,
1888
subject
the
to
excepting
even
the
love,
tor
capture-
his
in
published
until
time
be
of
page
particularly
More
"
that
Mr.
year
labour
Fisher,"
the
to
title
the
the
believe,
1
was,
attention
on
devoted
and
a
and
Fly
From
wholly
the
;
Mill,
special
words,
Umber,"
Tanfield
devote
to
"The
in
of
Jackson,
JOHN
future
;
be
I
and
able
a
am
I
fond
so
from
trust
to
better
gather
opinion
fish.
=^
a
Preface.
X.
The
second
portion of
part of
moat
collection
have
of
"
years
to
The
Angler, and
the
Editors
for
permission
readers
""
who
of those
to
have
"
them
to
of The
journals
the
faces," being
new
slietches
time
dmring
my
republish them, and
perhaps
can
either
already
scan
a.
which
the
1
past
Field, Fishing Gazette,
I convey
altogether as they
4th,
for
Mercury Weekly Supplement.
FRANCIS
Leeds, May
consists
and
time
the pages
Leeds
with
articles
from
duly warned,
skip
friends
angling
contributed
twenty
now
old
hook
the
seen
them
best
of my
them,
choose.
M.
thanks
those
over
WALBRAN.
1895.
by
To
being
again
or
Contents.
PART
I"
HOtV
AND
GRAYLING,
CATCH
TO
THEM.
I.
Chapter
"
More
Ihe
Times
river
same
inlroduclory
less
or
of
Inlroduclion
C.ounlry
ChiAPTEB
Siie
they
in
Grayling
and
Spawning
Grayling,
wbicb
to
"
...
-
in
Dislribulion
and
allain
.
Ibis
-
-
7
.
III."
Fly.fishing
GraylinR
for
List
of
Flies
and
"
Dressings
13
IV."
"Chapter
Ihe
Swimming
Hooks,
Chapter
of
"
Troul
"
etc
Worm"
Rod,
Reel,
Line,
Floals,
35
---------
V,"
Maggot
and
Grasshopper
P'ishing
.
_
_
^2
=^-h,Gi.)".)^l
PART
II."
RECOLLECTIONS
OF
SPORTSMAN.
A
Paok
Id
the
F[rsl
Amla-ose
A
A
Frost
Cawood:
A
A
A
A
A
Christmas
Reverie
November
Day
ChriiliAastide
An
-
August
Day
Charming
Week
in
ihe
60
Test
on
Holiday,
67
Grayling
with
Winler's
Fonnigbt^s
56
-----
--------
Ihe
Holiday
November
Reminisccnc
on
among
49
-
a
the
Youthful
.
.
-
Enthiisis't
Fishing
-
-
95
Day
(The
102
Second
Week)
-
-
-
Wales
at
Redcar
76
87
-
Yore
-
Sea
-
-
-
no
130.
137-
--------
by
Illustrations.
of
-The
Meeting
Floais
and
Hooks
Floats
for
Maggot
Tanfield
Mill
Hackfall
on
Tbe
Halebery,
Tbe
Upper
the
for
tbe
on
Yore.
tbe
Yore.
....
(Winter)
(Summer)
Tanlield.
Falls,
Fishing
Worm
Fishing
Woods
Ballon
Waters,"
AfSgarlh
(Winter)
on
the
-
Yore
by
by
GRAYLING,
AND
(part
I.
HOW
TO
CATCH
THEM.
by
by
GRAYLING,
AND
CATCH
TO
HOW
THEM.
CHAPTER
I T
has
so
long
the
the
end
trout
of
them
to
tell
sport
that
the
year,
are
then
that
prime,
case
the
hardy
-and
bold
to
miss
short
river
of
some
October,
be,
for
attempts
angler,
for
and
when
freedom
waters,
his
are
his
is
game
second
spotted
it
is in
flies
the
best
ber
Decem-
capriciously,
gently stops
he
British
or
fluttering willow
the
at
winter
freely
tracts
at-
me
very
and
angling months,
rises
day
Allow
the
November,
at
again
March
side.
so
rods
them
"graceful, gliding grayling"
he
inhabits
the
their
up
why
me
anglers
handle
not
the
to
ardent
are
do
of
they
duns, when
autumn
ihat
the
when
may
and
favourite
my
wonder
lasts, hang
more
them
of
who
sunshine
once
of
source
season
September,
brief
the
a
sportsmen,
many
as
until
been
always
I.
tiny
not
his
as
the
or
the
float
of
stru^les
to
no
relative
fish
not
byGoO^lf
Grayling, and
2
even
excepted.
that
this
is
habits
capable
time.
proper
and
of
A
The
catch
never
in
class
the
form
It
with
was
total
the
that
sport
of their ways
articles
of The
"
to
swim
fly,both
sunk
"
the
them, during the winter
a
few
of
where
shall
the
the
fish may
againfollow
phases of
the sport.
As
of my
name
most
of the
adding
readers
graylingis
thyme.
Now, although I have
graylingsin
my
faintest resemblance
I will
defy
anyone
time, I
to
a
Salnio
fish
freshly-caught
the
with
sequently
con-
I
error
series of
a
the
as
Editor
arranged
hints about
some
fish
to
for
grasshopper for
; and
and
That
few
to give
lastly,
elsewhere
I
programme
chapters on
will be aware,
a
but
far
the
found.
because
of
write
in Yorkshire
be
out,
fish
months
best stations
and
how
floating
; thirdly,
and
and
worm
the
allude
of the
friend
readers
my
with
concerning him.
so
programme,
two
are
best,
to
old
the
at
I
grayhng; secondly, how
of
with
them
My
to
firstly,
give
habits
his
at
my
for
so
convincing them
of
beautiful
whom
ideas
subjectfor
the
this
even
anglers to
I first undertook
Angler.
it, was,
the
view
ignoTance as
December
it is
latter when
that
on
of
mind,
own
fished
and
June
quite erroneous
a
in my
yielding when
trout
them.
result of
totallydifferent things,and
grayling.
catch
to
quite certain
am
is the
feehng
regards the
fish
I
hmv
other
scientific
the
thymallus,presumably
is
supposed
caught many
could
never
smell
his
of the
eyes
shut
smell
to
of
thousands
trace
the
last-named
to
be
;
able
=^-h,Gi.H)'
and
Grayling,
determine
to
cucumber
the
whether
or
boast
grayling can
names,
and
homer.
British
on
"
And
In
hungry
in
of
amount
and
seems
in
Umbro
the
of
trouble
to
inclined
to
Italy,or
somewhat
of
shadow,
is the
Enghsh
real
a
Der
attain
Asch.
the
trace
that
markings
the
of
a
I
graylingone
long slender
tail,his
pronounced
more
condition,
sides
consider
of the
a
as
he
am
a
fish always
regards the
but
to
of
I
the
that
the
it is
teristic
charac-
fish, these
gets into
better
freshly-caughtNovember
handsomest
body tapering down
milk-white
vicinity
shadow-
grey
As
the
Umbra,
the
name,
little doubt
the
on
the
word
element.
seems
name,
derivative.
appearance
natural
his
river called
in
Latin
of
infinite
an
origin of
a
mune
Com-
Pritt,in his
taken
in reference
corruptionof gray-lines,
becoming
work
large size,
a
Mr.
true
the
source
there
name
into
day,
play."
storms
the belief that
opinion
in his
seen
March
province Umbria
a
presenting the
when
wild
snow
supplies the
same,
umber,
"
has
grayling,
the
on
other
Yorkshire
of
they
where
Germany,
work
standard
in the
variety of
graylingis styled L'Ombre
Norway,
; in
Harren
homer
the
France
;
in the
title
in his valuable
Theakstone,
rise voracious
Trout
cut
freshly
a
mentioned
parts
Angling Flies,writes
5
his Latin
to
be
some
of
great
a
may
locally corrupted in
oumer
of
which
among
odour
addition
In
them.
catch
to
it is the
fish.
a
how
belly,and
fish that
to
the
sides
swims,
broad
of
his
forked
silver,shot
byGoo^lf
Grayling, and
4
with
prismatichues
last,but
fin
by
no
hmo
of
faint
tortoise-shell and
of
find them
not
"
he
during June
a
and
grayling,
"
the
the
rarelytakes
I
the
and
which
days
year, with
I
had
dead
a
in
low
and
trout
forty-six
and
in
grayling,weighing
never
saw
that
a
with
each
with
and
those
length
"
two
of
alone,
the
red-letter
Wharfe
days
Graylingspawn
found
in
an
as
advanced
in
swimming
it with
a
zist, in
had
is the
alluded
facts
of
that
I killed
21
lbs.;
forty-four
day's fishing,and
interfere in the
water,
crowded
not
the mistake
be
of
couple
blazing sun,
not
very
assertion
an
I
catch
trout
a
June
one
is where
to
do
water,
say, is incontestable
upon
"
"
quote
year,
lbs.,in
graylingwater
fish
same
suitable
fish ; that
coarse
Trout
in
clear
grayhng, weighing
graylingwill
other
On
and
This, I
trout.
and
trout
z8
on
instance,
that you
substantiate
to
water
the
November,
; for
low
making
1889.
four
feet
river where
a
December
When
like
in
unite
your
hand, when
and, therefore, will
possible,
when
by
in
seldom
very
other
bait.
always
at
time
same
upstream
worm
on
lies
dorsal
equal proportionsyou
the
in November
worm
this kind
in
July,it is
or
these
general rule,in
a
togetherat
fishingthe
when
all
purple
graylingthrive
and
trout
As
grass.
gold,and
beautiful,his huge
forming a perfectpictureas
the frozen
and
lilac,green
least
means
catch them.
to
good
case
with
which
to
April and
stage much
must
I
comes
proof
least
out
in.
be tenanted
that
particular
enjoyed
those
above.
May, and
earlier
are
even
often
than
byGl.)*.)'
6
cover
have
you
day
with
step
out
in
the
Tomkins
as
again.
and
May
And
'em
will
have
for
out
a
day
administer
to
who
fisherman
good
does
it do
is
?
He
don't
affection
find
illness.
As
mean
sure
for the
have
to
I
you.
and
for Dr.
a
Yankee
about
that every
graylingthat
that
gone
Francis
I hate
!
a
ill-conditioned fish
had
poor
take
a
"
graylingin
brandy
! ha ! ho
and
to
sport, such,
they do
the
has
healthy,and
something dreadful
same
thing
every-
speciesof poacher going.
him
I feel
you
that's all ; and
"
Ha
let the
Francis ; and
with
your
may
up
and
satisfied,
starvation and
of
pleasesend
; and
other
any
fat and
locked
kelts
slaughters
than
be
cateh
all of 'em
"
when
hardly hope
good
consolation.
more
him
and
much
stunning
a
anathemized
"
end
no
bait
you
slaughtering
day,
a
go
two
or
morning,
had, and
June, and
wife
the
having
now
hope you'lleat
your
have
to
detestation, that
never
you
May
pal Jorkins,and
for
and
them.
home.
at
order
of
grey
fishingit and
indeed,
ever
old
readiness
hatred
your
in
catch
to
reel
week
a
dear
your
in
how
left your
pet pitch for
a
and
Grayling,
What
his sport.
beast
live
to
Let
grow
dirtyadvantage
would
it."
say, there
Well
anglerwho
I have
of
said, Mr.
has
the
will say the
same.
by
CHAPTER
I
HAVE
often
hut
far
so
of
proof
be
I
this
found
in
It
only.
nearly
is not
with
like
swirly
abiding
place
no
expected
such
to
than
down
to
during
of
could
the
of
as
years
The
river
thirty
present
accomplish
time
the
in
I
a
feat in
ago
a
very
week.
gravelly
a
day
much
The
and
a
favourite
be
grayling
affected
sooner
one
pools.
must
from
solutely
abare
by
Otley
grayling, but
greatly
single
doubt
is also
of
eddying
banks,
with
have
habits
darkened
Wharfe
abound
years
and
where
far
are
they
flats
There
kind
to
the
loamy
they
coincidence
a
suit
into
end,
any
used
Harewood
seventy-five grayling
At
bottom
are.
Some
down
to
are
monastery
a
rocks, and
of
large grayling.
thrive,
trout
will
that
hollow,
the
at
pollution
recent
numbers.
with
be
old;
tangible
they
has
easily
of
more
that
that
ledges
gradually
hole
fact
quiet gliding
there
shallow,
weedy
deep
and
running
streams
A
here
the
no
first
were
monks
the
is
may
river
every
by
stream
this
grayling
there
than
every
but
;
that
country
ascertain
can
grayling. ITiey
runs,
this
statement
banks
its
on
into
as
it said
heard
introduced
II.
decreased
angler
in
killed
fly only.
with
whether
sole
reason
he
of
byGoo^lf
8
Grayling,
their decline
the
town's
the
river.
has
is also
There
year
the
trout
and
alone
I
dead
in
it is
very
one
of
course
to
in
be
often
day.
formation
hoped
been
Otley,where
turned
During
the
with
common
killed
in
Some
for
that
the
when
has
memorable
other
time
these
past
are
filth
of both
Club
water
taken
have
at
shire
York-
the
iish
settlingbeds
some
which
and
Otley
good
twenty
saw
into
large numbers
fact, on
all
direct
mill
exceedingly low,
concentrated,
grayling ;
them,
large paper
a
Wharfe,
catch
Ilkley and
at
stream.
rivers, became
becoming
to
hitherto
polluted the
Jubilee
how
be found
may
sewage
still more
and
been
out
in
Otley, and
in full
operation
Graylings and
the
stock
that
place downwards.
how
graylingwilt
of
once
Derbyshire,Yorkshire,
in
England.
In
and
the Dove
are
found.
are
the
the
abound
with fine
the
the
Derwent,
Lugg,
the
and
Teme,
In
largestgrayling are
is
there
fifth of
November,
of
them
and
Blyth
said
are
size to which
The
question
rivers
there
the
as
are
of the
are
Test.
ready
merous
nu-
the
fancy
write
I
caught
the
on
weight is
Its
togetherwith
grayling:
with
4 lbs. in
weight.
also
risers
Wharfe,
graylingattains
nature
gravellyshallows
chieflyof
on
the
to
a
The
contain
during
the
fresh-water
Yore,
a
or
covered
the
pound
On
such
Itchin, where
with
waving
food
shimps, larvs,
waters,
is altogether
stream.
large size,their
moderately rapid
or
of the
Costa, the Test,
beds, they grow
But
the
there
their
As
in Staffordshire
which
I
with.
I
alt
habits of the
the
which
be
to
Rye
months.
autumn
a
to
Itchin,swarm
the Churnet
large specimens,
the
chalk stream,
and
Avon
Yore, the
\Vye, and
met
on
'ITiislast-named
Hampshire
some
1891,
and
Shropshire
specimen facing me
a
3lbs.90Z.
the
the
be
to
the
they
in Herefordshire
suitable
and
Hampshire
Derwent,
in which
Wharfe,
and
grayling,
be
may
the
Wye,
Costa,
tributaries,where
fish.
the
from
graylingcounties
principalrivers
Yorkshire
In
Swale,
is the
the
Herefordshire
and
former
9
increase
more
be the best
to
said,broadly speaking,
them.
(qUh
to
such
weed
consisting
and
the
like.
as
the
R)e,
a
good
fish is considered
byGoo^lf
Grayling,and
lo
in
one;
fact, during
I have
thirtyyears,
than
more
Yore.
how
lb. 6
i
On
the
specimens are,
Graylinghave
killed
never
been
at
have
they done
present
well
so
inclination
an
Rye
during the past
in the
bringmy
courage
give you
to
of the
prospect
Irish
found
and
contain
waters
in
also
As
grayling. Abroad
graylingwhich
that I mistook
when
in the
closelyresemble
Hampshire
a
lakes,
lack
until
trout
of
they
condition
mother-of-pearl.
nearlyso
not
have
golden
so
height of
bar
brethren.
character,and
for
be
may
waters.
looked
them
handsome
of
They partake more
the
delicate tints of those
brilliant black
taken
from
a
spots
southern
stream.
is
There
to
Eden.
and
no
aware
they
I
able
they vary greatly. I
largeCosta graylingare
chalk
am
Swiss
more
and
I
as
of the German
they
chub
far
in many
water
their
So
rivers and
in the net, but
a
be
may
in the Scandinavian
were
as
being
me
Norway,
frequentlyhooked
The
deters
strikingpoint I
to
regards appearance
in the
I have
Clyde.
Should
experiences.
my
of
none
long railwayjourney.
up
ten
journey thither during the
to
coming winter, the only thing that
the
large
some
but in
ri^'ers,
as
the
or
taken.
introduced
Scotch
Wharfe
the
believe,sometimes
years into several of the
them
the
portion of
over
graylingweighing
a
either
on
lower
I
experienceextending
an
oz.
catch them.
to
me
one
a
Some
other
English river
typicalgrayhng
years
ago
Mr.
stream,
C.
which
and
1).
always appears
that is the
Thompson,
of
byGl.)*.)'^
how
Grayling, and
Seaton
of
Carew,
Hartlepool,tried
near
introducinga
few
long time nothing
tlie
past few
have
been
that
in
Kirkby
whole
Thore
I
river Eden
will be
In
streams.
heard
evening
in
"But
he
turned
have
you
replied;
I
the
of
error
visit to
and
the
his
Border
north
my
and
pannier
at
full
on
to
of
mine
Three
arrived.
journey, and
night I
to
I
convince
the
had
way
my
to
next
my
passed,
again to
once
had
Hawes.
to
of
determined
months
on
pursued
him
of
at
to
one
none,"
occasion
the
on
travelled
Proceeding on
"Have
I had
Yore,
of
Scotch
in,and
came
therefore
city.
the
were
in
plenty."
"
the
very
subject of grayling.
failed
and
the
was
being
the
upon
me
I
I recollect
angler
have
we
ways,
graylingfishingon
good,
Carlisle I have
Apropos
here," I said.
chill November
take
local
the
them.
friend
a
to
English grayling
our
seen
a
course
with
bring some
had
further,but
the argument
and
time
specimens caught
of
none
of
"
of
course
among
the
Street,Cariisle,when
conversation
due
that
styledgrayling,
shop
proofs
eminently adapted
popular error,
the
fish
Kirkby Stephen
neighbourhoodof
until
genuine article,
the above-named
in
counted
belief that
of
chary
of
river is
that
chub
During
unmistakable
had
a
progressing
splendidly. The
are
the
for
three-quarter
pound
I have
the
hope
experiment
of them.
seen
several
they
length of
often
was
neighbourhood
them, and
so
more
taken, and
the
i r
Kirkby Stephen, and
near
years
the
catch them.
to
a
day's
Sport
was
Carlisle,with
friend's
a
shop, the
byGoO^lf
fish
arranged
were
knowing-one
seen
never
small
"
Derwent
suitable
in
trout
appeared
water
in
and
not
well
there could
be
yearlingsinto
was
done;
to
the
with
then
the
for
the
done
effect
the
above
last time
Jhat they
and
of the
white
were
Above
water
grayling as
great harm
and
the
I feared
surface
thick
trout.
Palliaser that I
stream
found
fish,although
The
a
to
duction
intro-
excepting one,
their
the
me
the
on
and
ago
secretary
invited
club
interfere with
no
years
scum,
this,the local anglers had
the
adapted
coal
numerous
delicate
Shotley Bridge
would
was
covered
is
Consett,
water, which
a
sure
picturesque
most
of
well.
flies into
I told Mr.
water.
such
sport among
so
mine
thrive
to
castingtheir
villagecalled
but
I felt
near
went,
respect
of
with
places was
excellent
a
the
I therefore
every
never
(curtain).There
"
was
advise
presence
interfere
would
had
"
replied;
Angling Association,
grayling.
the
completely
he
that
for the presence
inspect the river,and
was
his
looked
be
Palliaser,who
friend,Mr.
of
said, on
murky surroundings. Some
their
the
the
Durham,
It would
it not
were
pitsand
that
of
river in the county
stream
water
I
No,"
grayling
a
called the Derwent.
my
He
dish, and
1
"Well,"
"
had
you
to
for.
acknowledged
then
them,
large meat
a
their like before.
seen
catch
to
these?"
are
and
puzzled;
how
on
sent
was
arrival,"what
a
and
Grayling,
12
was
was
purer,
the
afraid
lower
the
designs, but
by turning a
ShotleyBridge.
that
small
a
I heard
lutions
polthat
few
This
anything
thrivingamazingly.
byCt)*.)'^!
Island," was
Boot
where
four
or
a
the
deal
good
hare's
ribbed
and
long
see
of
his skill
throw.
with
could
it had
though
been
hard
fightensued,
then
a
very
one.
before
we
I netted
Such
for
the
skill in
comes
weather
few
hours
in
in
to
one
hedge
to
it
as
must
A
that the fish
to
two
or
with
terms
fish
times.
evident
gotiate
ne-
him, and
It would
is the
have
or
a
rise of the
mid-day, then
is the
grand sport with
is open,
brief
the
frequently foiled
if
even
graylingoften
sunshine
a
general
numerous
the
time.
duns
rise well
middle
I
have
ling
dull, drizz-
a
in December.
in the
angler's
autumn
fly,on
a
The
October.
clearingaway
so
able
suit-
most
as
be
hazy days followingon
September
November, and
of
on
a
another
the
dozen
a
perseverance.
those
effect of
about
frequentlyhad
day
of
of
August, and
on
of
one
for grayling,
but,
fly-fishing
which
midges
get
have
flybefore, and
a
was
not
no,
to
what
definitely
state
sharp frosty night
has
him
soon
had
could
rule, I prefer one
cold
was
We
reward
difficult to
day
for it
It
just going
was
least
at
gold-
a
weighing exactly3 lbs.
lovely graj'ling
a
the
was
the
seen
H., after
float
but
;
came
up
Three
certainlyhoped
reward
I asked
his head
heavy
I
obtain, and
he
never
have
was
due
so, and
over
Mr.
them.
difficult cast, and
did
He
place,and
beautifullyover
the attempt when
give up
depth.
to
meet
rise
solitary
foot in
strategy, contrived
ear
very
them.
shelving gravel bed,
narrow
in this
were
catch
to
perhaps,a
ran,
fish
good
long
a
water
kmv
and
Grayling,
14
If the
during
of
the
the
day.
byGl.)*.)'^
and
Grayling,
One
from
is
the
no
kill
to
because
you
have
for you
may,
by
I
give
the
was
others
from
I do
flies.
fault,and
own
to
stream
he
had
so
I'took
the
fared.
fish.
for
So
trout
who
Exactly
off my
water.
Fishing on
six
inches
not
that
below..
up
with
much
I
an
hour
the
same
and
took
almost
coloured, fish up
I
generallycast
a
littleway
down.
across,
Of
but
and
in the
allow
course,
I
was
to
see
rightenough,
of
invariably,unless
stream,
it
my
up
how
"swimming"
to
again.
for perseverance
inch
an
myself,I found,
basket
handsome
fish.
it,went
me,
as
this bait
took
a
of
never
one
think
to
was
What
probably
only secured
began
single
a
All
accompanied
flycast
They
maggot.
I finished
the
after about
friend
a
I
water
September 22nd,
on
rises I
trout
under
this.
know, and
not
on""
in
as
apparently stopped short about
sunken
my
about
of all these
out
stream,
ever)- cast, but
of
day.
"coming
are
of
It
smoking, just
graylingtake
Vore,
it.
sport of the
fish
the
of
5
couple of hours,
a
the
instance
surface
possessedthem
shall,but
of
1
end
bank
rise for
the
the
the
to
the
a
often
an
flash
a
day
on
graylingat
rose
fish broke
The
the
surface
tributaryof
visible
persevere
had
very
will
small
I
must
doing, miss
so
because
fishing,
1891,
of
not
the
by watching
a
is, if the-
tell whether
cannot
only.
that
foohng about
use
You
certain, and
good basket, he
a
beginning
thim.
is
thing, however,
angler wishes
'kfftv to catch
the
twenty-two
In
fly-fishing
the
case
water
of
flies to
begin at
and
the
is
grayling
float
a
bottom
byGoO^lf
1
6
Grayling,
t)(
alt the
stream
a
pull him
down
Before
flies which
l-'orthe
one
or
4*-,
makes
hands
There
three
are
as
land
to
is free from
water
the
""
the
the
four
to
"
2x
last
This
perienced
ex-
pounds
obstructions.
distinct classes
or
of flies for
imitations
hackled
underneath
or
secondly, what
water;
grayling
the
termed
are
unlike anything in creation,but greatly
fancy flies,"
by grayling; and, thirdly,
splitwinged
favoured
duns,
floating
at
for
termed.
anything up
use
follows:
as
3.V, and
flies,to be fished wet,
of
surface
always
reel)I employ
it is often
; firstly,
fishing
ordinarywinged
of natural
I
about
two
taper cast, strong enough in
beautiful
a
if the
gut,
gossamer
or
cast
my
yard
next
word
the
successful
most
fine,
too
construct
for the
a
below.
dressingsof
the
to say
nearest
(i.e.,
fish is hooked
out
found
be
cannot
first yard
degree of gut,
have
them.
a
play him
like
myself,and
gut
when
describe
I
should
cast, which
"drawn
and
catch
to
and
same,
stream,
I
grayling,
the
how
proceeding to
different
with
and
surface
LIST
OF
when
use
order
named
ORDINARY
The
r,"
dubbed
inside
No,
with
feather
are
other.
rising
madly
We
will take
:
"
WET
Water
0, Kendal
no
WINGED
FOR
No.
the fish
will take
food, or
in the
ithem
for
or
from
HACKLED
FLIES
FISHING.
Hm
water
OR
5/"i."
Body, yellow silk,
rat's fur ; hackled
a
water
hen's
with
the
wing; hook,
scale.
by
Grayling,
Remarks.
there
autumn,
it
vary
On
"
is
readers
No.
I
try both
can
The
2."
silk well
from
will take
advises
be found
owl,
No.
is
3.
Blue
with
small
feather
of
rump
Kendal
fare
field-
a
scale.
In
they frequently
water
his "Book
but
on
above
on
Angling,"
Yorkshire
our
and
dressingwill generally
feather
in his
very best
notice.
"nailer."
sin^
of
from
Body,
a
merHn
day, was
He
On
a[^4e
turn
silk,
orange
hackled
fur;
with
hawk;
T.
Challinor,of
probably one
the
hook.
Newton
of the
most
Wharfe, first brought this ffy
avers
that it
is,bar
and
flyfor graytit^,
autumn
plain body
rat's
late Rev.
the
on
expert fly-fishers
my
"
scale.
The
"
Hawk.
water
0, Kendal
Kyme, who,
S
the
Francis,in
The
"
Remarks.
with
orange
the best killer.
No.
a
a
Body,
splendid graylingfly.
a
stronglyon
the
"
the
swift,or
a
my
themselves.
0, long shank,
This
steelyblue
it is
judge for
whether
However,
employ.
to
I
of
body
certain
means
with
other.
dubbed
under
smooth
a
hackled
Derbyshirestreams
No.
no
winged pattern,
a
foregoing.
waxed;
it is
no
the
Needle.
"
fact,when
earlyspringor
Spanish
; hook
Remarks.
and
on
17
in
Dark
brown
a
by
am
best pattern
the
flythan
the hackle
them.
catch
to
days,either
better
by wrapping
not
how
cold
no
and
yellow quill,
this is
and
certain
green
of crimson
days
I
none,
confess
roust
it kilts best
sitk,and
a
head
the
with
fovmed
floss.
by
a
1
8
Grayling,
No.
The
4-"
with
Poult
red
fur
slaty blue
grouse
;
Remarks.
but
the
is
As
natural
fly
imitates
has
dubbed
with
neck
;
dark
is termed
dressed
as
hackle
a
as
harl
There
and
the
none
correct
cold
the
squirrel'sfur
purple silk,
dark
legs from
;
bullfinch's
a
its
grass
after
"fog."
It is
substitute
a
the
Body,
"
flyderives
in short
it is bred
do
of
becomes
from
wing
for the
fly,but
I
from
name
time.
hay
excellent
an
No
days.
dull
graylingfly,especiallyon
will
wing,
a
varied
wire.
gold
which
pattern.
ling's
star-
a
;
hook.
scale.
This
North
young
body,
weather
heron's
wings
00, Kendal
Remarks."
the
silk
any
Black.
Fog
s.^The
that
a
Yorkshire
produce
hue
rusty
a
of
wing
the
closely.
very
No.
the
with
scale.
in
feathers
birds
as
the
of fine
two
or
suitable
soon
hackled
plain yellow
a
tum
under
favourite
a
them.
yellow silk,dubbed
00, Kendal
with
young
very
shade.
No.
This
few
very
from
No.
a
catch
to
squirrel;
a
hook,
with
only
are
from
dressed
sometimes
how
Bloa."hody,
feather
"
It is also
and
wings.
other
the
fact
This
in
autumn
feather
It is sometimes
prefer the winged pattern
myself.
No.
6.
legs,
black
small
;
Remarks.
take
The
"
with
Orange
hackle
hook.
"
This
;
No.
is
Midge.
Body,
silk ;.
orange
wings, pale starling, very
00, Kendal
a
"
minute
scale.
insect
avidity during the latter part
which
of
grayling
August
and
Grayling, and
When
September.
the
how
the
to
them.
catih
begin
leaves
it is better
streams
to
down
come
dressing with
the
vary
to
19
an
body.
apple-green
No.
dark
Dark
The
7."
outside
0, Kendal
No.
Remarks.
best
No.
8."
i
excellent
in the
then
with
A
I
with
a
by
No.
good
9.
"
Remarks.
very
One
;
(thrush's)
scale.
It
do
me
was
was
on
the
a
with
nothing
natural
and
efficacy,
finished
winged pattern
is used
up
in
results.
satisfactory
Olive
Bloa.
olive
rabbifs
whiskers
wing; hook.
of
It
water.
an
to
who
Cawood,
I could
but
shown
was
legs, dark
small
hen's
"
fur
squirrel's
throstle's
a
Ambrose
its
A
Dark
silk ;
water
red
risingfreelyat
were
basket.
The
tail,three
cinnamon
known,
generallj'
not
when
discovered
coloured
of
from
Otley Club
the
Derbyshirewith
.
pattern
afternoon
soon
fly;
,
grayling,which
fly.
with
Kendal
1
No.
first instance
on
the
autumn
Wing.^-'BoAy,
feather
hook,
keeper
with
jacksnipe'swing; hook,
killer,nevertheless.
September
the
Throstle
"
hackled
springand
silk, dubbed
Remarks.
;
days.
The
hackled
wing
a
excellent
dull
coloured
of
FurfU."'Ro"s,
scale.
An
"
cold
on
waxed
purple silk,well
feather from
and
Snipe
No.
Body,
"
black
or
;
lead-
hackle
"
;
wings, inside
0, Kendal
Jackson'spatterns.
A
scale.
good fly
=^-h,Gi.)t.)
on
dull
days,
warm
No.
The
lo."
from
September
Willow
Small
them.
catck
to
the
to
^/v."
with
blue
hackle, having golden
cock's
0, Kendal
Remarks.
A
"
Hereford
No.
II.
either
brown
trout
Fly.
"
tail
a
blue
quill
Body,
harl
from
feather, ribbed
feather
of
cock's
from
best
the
grayling.
or
In
water.
hackle
wings,
;
landrail
a
buff
on
;
hook,
scale.
^One
"
a
hackle.
same
legs,ginger
silk ;
I, Kendal
Remarks.
with
tipsj hook,
any
districts
Cinnamon
ruddy
No.
the
pheasant's
coloured
the
graylingflyon
Worcester
The
cock
a
rat's fur ; hackled
wrater
noted
with
"
of the
scale.
and
is used
body
end
Body, yellow
silk,dubbed
No.
the
htne
and
Grayling,
20
Best
fiies
September
taken
in
for
mild, showery
weather.
No.
The
13."
ribbed
with
with
up
grey
cold
When
weather
prime favowite.
which
No.
to
use
13."
silver
'Rody,
wire
;
hackled
hackle, having
0, Kendal
RSMAjtKS."
by
fine
a
hook, Na
Palmer."
Grey
sitt,
all the
way
black
centre
falls
October
on
flybecoBjes
the
is the
^mtter
b"Ht
weakeoed
tkis
fly is
month
"iliiring
goldm
b")wn
it.
"""
SmaH
;
scale.
the hcHis"
and
a
black
^W."
Body,
Grayling, and
22
the
should
droppers
above,
I will
I have
proved
No.
I.
from
the
the
No.
the whole
marked
success
in
silk
the
No.
The
2.-"
Remarks.
for
a
small
"
of
;
the best.
me
that
A
hook,
hackled
hold
I add
is
he
A
others,
it
the
on
of
gold
preferableto
floss
a
and
turn
discoloured.
Body, bright green
"
with
soft silver grey
a
0, Kendal
may
good
kills
in
this
is taken
among
be
when
it
a
scale.
that
is bred
gentleman
during September
its
twenty-fivefine grayling
in the latter form
reverend
tirst
rivers,and
that I used
It
autumn.
the
ivas
pattern among
anglers insist
aphis,which
among
a
Insect.
not
I
best
leading favourite.
Wool
hook. No.
does
theory certainly
tag is added, and
;
a
gets sodden
soon
Some
green
leaves
than
Green
feather
me
tag.
peacock's harl;
hen's
harl
hackle,
;
wool
very
Yorkshire
Sometimes
red
the latter
as
the
first time
less
no
its agency.
tinsel under
bright red
it
gave
the very
Yore, I killed
through
the
made
soon
1878, and
which
remarks
any
peacock'sfeather
a
probably is
gentleman
Worcester
those
given
scale.
it into
introduce
to
of
fancy graylingflies.
list of
list
Body, bright green
"
cock's ; tag,
This
"
the
efTective,with
Tag.
"
0, Kendal
Remarks.
from
useful.
moon
bright red
selected
most
Red
"
ilum.
catch
to
give the dressingsof
now
The
"
be
1 consider
that
thereon
hmv
so
;
a
the
caying
de-
but
the
red wool
generallytakes
Derbyshire tells
great many
trout
byCtJD'.^l
Grayling, and
on
this fly,minus
it is
Vymwy,
No.
3.
with
feather
fine flat
and
strand
a
0, Kendal
scale.
The
above
Remarks.
"
He
patterns.
gold
been
Yorkshire
kill so
Wye,
and
No.
4.
tinsel ;
rivers I
well
as
body
of
one
such
its
found
never
hook,
a
tation
repu-
killingproperties
Priceless
"
;
Halford's
Mr.
obtained
the
on
hackle, honey
the
styled the
floss
orange
Bumble."
series
the
of
Derbyshire Derwent,
Dove
The
"
floss
sword
dun
Foster, and
5.
A
"
feather
The
"
fly,and
"
on
a
strand
hackle, medium
with
the
honey
pure
scale.
David
late
Derbyshire rivers.
^ody,
of
claret
peacock's
blue dun
cock's
;
floss
sword
hook.
scale.
This
is the
the
a
0, Kendal
Bumble."
with
0, Kendal
Remarks.
killer
Claret
silk, ribbed
feather ;
favourite
of peacock's
strand
a
with
No.
salmon-
~"oAy,
with
; hackled
hook.
;
great
good
a
Bumble."
silk,ribbed
hen's feather
Remarks.
Dun
Honey
coloured
No.
river,
peacock's sword
of
Hampshire anglersfor
that it has
bumbles
is
that it has
says
among
the
23
Welsh
Body,
"
cock, wrapped all down
No.
No.
the
On
tag.
Bumble.
Orange
silk,ribbed
dun
On
red
catch them.
to
noted killer.
a
The
"
the
fww
one
is
a
grand September
exceptionto
the
and
bumble
ber
Octoseries
byGoO^lf
Grayling, and
24
that
I have
also
called the
No.
6.
Found
brown
has
been
Kendal
Remarks.
on
almost
the
Mulberry Bumble.
entirelycut
of
"
the
the
remarks
and
forefinger.The
and
Mr.
who
Marryatt,of Salisbury,
Bradihaw's
"
of
neck
a
the
how
to
using
probably
in
thumb
originatedby
was
is
the
by
the
coloured
a
best
water
"
Norwegian
1
head
"
Leeds, is one
anglersof
0,
or
Remarks.
an
Mr.
Fancy, ^Body,copper-coloured
(or wool),with
No.
wherever
in
before
between
and
; hackled
peacock'sharl
is due
given
be irresistible.
to
at
1, *),or
flatten it well
to
pattern
in the kingdom,
dry fly-fisher
silk
the
scissors ;
No.
that
forwards
nail
7.
patterns
the tyer is
body
drawing it backwards
No.
with
away
red-
a
which
Floating Flies,and
author
The
quillfor
It is
scale.
splendidwork,
them."
is said
river.
any
ginger cock's; hook.
Another
"
Halford's
the
them.
the quillof
Corkscretv.^-'"QA-^,
hackle, brown
dress
and
catch
to
partridge'stail feather, from
plume
00,
kill
to
Ruby
The
"
lunv
Kendal
it is used.
excellent
trout
from
the
bright crimson
tag,
couple of
of the
turns
same
purple; hook.
scale.
most
enthusiastic
acquaintance. To
creation
the
;
Henry Bradshaw,
of the
my
crow
feather
a
tying silk, dark
;
Mr.
a
with
of this
Bramley,near
and
successful
his inventive
fly,which
This, like
of
the
flyin September.
is
green
a
genius
"nailer"
insect,is
In fact it is the
D,9,-7s"ibyGt)
Graylings and
of
only one
the red
Mr.
favour.
length of
patterns. I
No.
Z."Goideri
hackled
Cr/m'.
with
a
crow
Remarks.
the
On
I
of sunshine
December
it is
then
No.
SiVvcr
The
hackle
Remarks.
"
or
Another
flies to
on
use
a
in
very
good killer.
during
brief
those
brightenthe gloom
frost
and
around
snow
Winter
on
Z^w?!."
"
flat
Body,
legs,lightblue
;
Some
bitterlycold
Up
snow.
fairlywell;
then
one,
with
dun
No,
0,.
if not
the^lateDavid
the
best,of the
frostywinter's day, with
day'sgraylingfishingon
deep
a
patterns.
times
favourite
doubt
of sunshine.
a
is
wegian
Nor-
a
scale.
wings, pale starling
; hook.
;
beyond
was
tinsel ;
of
Bradshaw's
river
evenly laid
Foster, and
It
at
use
scale.
Kendal
a
other
flyfor
breast
0, Kendal
any
day, with
silver tinsel
gleams
this
the
Mr.
of
which
it,while
effective.
particularly
9."
hen's
from
No.
trial on
1890, killed
situated.
Pickering,this
at
always give it a
a
hook,
;
Anglers'
Body, plain gold
"
feather
Another
"
Costa,
gleams
of
wherever
trout
ordinary local
the
thoroughly recommend
can
graylingstream,
any
in
with
day
a
25
knew
ever
Eamont,
doing nothing with
anglers were
on
the
them.
Yorkshire
the
on
thirtytrout
to
twenty
catch
to
tag series that I
Bradshaw,
Association's
from
hinv
a
to
ten
to
day,
years
the Yore
with
mid-day the
feeble
ray
of
the
ago
above
occasional
I
Masham.
ground
fish took
for
went
the
sunlightlit
foot
a
worm
up
the
=^-h,Gt)t.)
26
Grayling,
how
and
catch
to
faitil
them.
landscape,and
I
saw
flat below
I
immediately mounted
and
me,
had
the
a
fish the
story I killed
a
hour, then the
and
worm
with
the
No.
nail and
show
to
occasion
Tag.
Ibis
alternate
with
Remarks."
of
rings of
Mr.
great favourite in south
cock's
there
of
long outlives that of either wool
Yellow
The
"
hook. No.
"
A
very
hackle
;
tag,
scale.
a
ever
what-
feather
natural
floss silk.
Body,
"
lemon
of bronze
strand
a
a
; it kills
doubt
no
the
or
with
up
0, Kendal
so
yellow;
streams
is
Bumble,
colour, silk ribbed, with
all the way
thumb
the
0, Kendal
.
hackled
of
strand
and
blue
country chalk
brilliant scarlet
the
Remarks.
Tanfield
at
Marrj'att's
patterns, and
well elsewhere, and
n
had
wrapped carefully
on,
blood-red
a
One
that
sky
western
^Body,a
"
scarlet,Ibis feather; hook, No.
equally
flyin
requisition. I
into
and
forefinger,
hackled
No.
this
on
the
the
curtail
tail feather, strippedbetween
macaw
as
in
another
upon
Marryatts
"
To
dun
fly.
same
lo.
again
came
equally good sport
sank
sun
silver
a
good giaylingall
dozen
the
on
appear
first cast.
very
less than
the
dimple
blue
harl ;
cock's hackle
;
scale.
good pattern
on
the
shire
Stafford-
streams.
No.
12."
The
tag, broad
cock's
Gold
Tag.
"
Body, brightgreen
gold tinsel ; hackled
hackle
;
hook.
No.
with
Oil,Kendal
a
harl ;
blood-red
scale.
byG":)C)(^l
Grayling, and
'l"hisis
Remarks,"
but
brightdays
on
of
the
sufficient
when
Red
Tag
the
sunken.
If the
he
the surface
will,in nine
they are
are
graylingwill
the
times, as
I had
I have
autumnal
the
we
our
were
sat
stated
Mr.
All the
with
down
pipes in
been
by
sittingwas
a
at
; and
once
edge
of
of
a
me
the
Yore,
lovely
a
plantationand
to
dition.
con-
could
flywe
one
do
to
beautiful
about
on
angling
was
hackle
Opposite
first
was
unable
in
island,and
The
the
on
It
vain,and
fishing
of this
were
was
silence.
small
we
worm.
water
of
best.
Senior,
Wm.
fly or
tried in
solemn
deeply
gleam below
system
the
morning
the
the
when
fly,either winged
fishingwith
Field,was
day, and
of had
point
at
when
previously,
southern
Every likelypattern
think
a
his fish,unless
practicalillustration
a
anything, either
line
the sunken
at
10th, 1886.
Tanfield.
flies,but
best
faintest
singlefloatingflyanswers
editor of the
answers
short.
very
then
that
kingdom.
used
ten, hook
of
out
cases
hackled, and
time
be
may
tighten his
should
look
a
the
of artificial
generally taken
not
with
fancygraylingflies
of natural
Fancy
angler sees
coming
There
at
end
season.
flies are
Fancy
class
is clear
Bradshaw's
or
of
river in
for any
water
throughout the
October
27
killer until the
good
very
before, this
I remarked
best
or
a
them.
generally-knownpattern,
a
foregoingtwelve patterns
amply
As
not
catch
to
season.
The
are
is
how
o'clock
smoked
where
just above
we
It
a
=^-h,Gi.)t.
funv
Grayling, and
28
beautiful
fish
graylingflat,upon
fullyhalf-an-hour
had
never
his
to
even
patterns of
Tag
the
made
first
very
cast
ibis
tail,and
he
was
less than
half-an-hour
of them
one
The
about
of
similar
a
killed other
lost
not
the
practising
on
art,
Hampshire wading
is seldom
plan on
find
in
inches
such
watch
a
streams
masters
their
of
very
I
if I
master
am
the
drag
any
and
to
the
art
flywith
a
have
matter.
taken
to
littleodourless
the
North
the
up
your
feat
the
eighteen
some
The
whatever.
whole
but
;
rise,lettingit float
accomplish
to, and
carefullyinto
deliver
risingfish,then
for
yard above
success,
pool
a
perfectlystill,looking
difficult part of the
of
that
so
in the
found
are
wade
depth, and
Spot without
as
eddying flat,or
an
stand
to
and
resorted
best
about
In
pound.
a
me,
experienceI always
angler generallyfishes kneelingdown
and
those
four, and
of
three-quartfers
the
to
of
dry.
for him.
duly netted
n-as
it
fished
one
a
situation.
the
In
is
floating
mounted
he
fast into
had
under
was
immediately set
across
he
that lesson
efl'ect of
come
I
but
sprang
After
dry fly.
for
expressed
net,
an
which
grayling,
them
friend
and
them,
good
down,
sat
over
duns
with
tried
we
rod
with
obdurate
not
I had
Suddenly my
offer.
try them
to
half-a-dozen
fly before
grasping his
feet, and
several
At
with
an
his intention
Red
which
risingincessantly.
were
them.
catch
to
stream,
midwater,
singlefiy
over
the
latter is fatal
is the
Recently
most
several
anointing the wings
but
parafitin,
unless
byGl.)*.)'^
hmv
Grayling,and
3"
excellent
character.
fisherman
wrote
he had
No.
used
ever
2.
the
pinionor
on
the
Derbyshire
best
the
Wye, Dove,
and
Body,
"
tail feather of
graylingfly
Derwent.
strand from
a
adjutant,stripped
an
edge only, by tearingdown
flue with
hand
it was
me
the
on
well-known
Adjutant Blue.
The
"
One
tell
to
catch them.
to
the
thumb
legs and
;
and
of
forefinger
tail,blue
wings, medium
the
Andalusian
No.
starling
; hook,
longer
the
left
hackle
;
flC,Kendal
scale.
Remarks.
of Mr.
One
"
splendidkiller during
3.
Iron
"
in slate
Blue
dye, or
the outside
tail,dark
Rem.^rks.
and
the
"
a
blue.
the
a
quillfrom
Andalusian
hackle
000, Kendal
will kill
of
;
legs and
tit
wings, tom-
;
scale.
of
when
anywhere
one
wing,which
coot's
splendidimitation
A
"
imitation
an
exactlythe rightshade
blue
a
Body, f)eacockquill,
dyed
stripof
hook, No.
that
one
(A).
patterns, and
It is
small feathers of
will be found
tail ;
October.
tint of the iron
of the October
No.
Halford's
the
iron
that
blue,
flyis
on
water.
No.
4.
"
Nailer.
The
pig'swool, hackled
bright red
cut
all round
cock's
to
;
Head
"
all up
and
the
body
hackle, which
the
shape, i.e.,
hook, No.
tail,brightred
red
00, Kendal
with
must
a
be
thick
wards
after-
points cut
off
scale.
byGtJDt^Ie
Grayling, and
Remarks."
A
the writer of
by
in
appeared
occasion
one
article
an
31
stronglyrecommended
which
graylingfishing,
on
Angler, November
killed nine
he
them.
catch
to
pattern
new
The
how
26th, 1892.
brace
of
On
good graylingby
of it.
means
No.
Dark
5.
"
undyed
;
Autumn
Dun.
legs and
tail,purest blue
wings,snif"e
; hook.
Remarks.
best after the Pale
with
of
One
"
heron's
Body,
"
No,
Mr.
00, Kendal
Halford's
Autumn
dun
Dun
harl,
hackle
scale.
Kills
patterns.
has
;
been
killed otf
earlyfrosts.
No. ft." Jenny
white
of
with
a
ends
;
Dun, and
cream
hackle
cock's
"
worked
;
fly is
This
is such
tying silk
hackle
; hackled
hook,
No.
angler is completelypuzzled to
fish
are
which
he
The
fish
not
catch
had
were
his coat
Jenny
Spinner.
an
the
tell at
Derwent
it
was
sleeve
Coming
with
artificial,
that he
ashore
the
at
times
what
the
the
grayling
him, but
saw
he
on
Chatsworth.
at
only when
a
Iron
splendid work
all sides of
risingon
on
the
on
them, and
of
day's sport among
a
once
settled
dressed
in his
rising. Mr. Aldam,
recounts
with
delicate littleflythat
a
both
at
000, KendaV
imago
the
the
flymaking,
undyed bristle,
on
of crimson
turns
tail,pale
Remarks.-
and formed
"
horsehair
few
badger
Blue
Spinner. Body, detached
a
he
natural
that it
sat
result that
could
was
down
he
fly
the
and
filled
a
=^-h,Gt)t.)
and
Grayling,
^2
splendid
basket.
the
river
Dove,
day
in
I
but
The
7.
"
flank
of
paje
buff
that
Littk
ten
with
the
years
ago.
opossum
cock
This
is
of
imitation
an
^nd
is the
friend.
in
company
hardly
ever
months
as
and
a
I
Mr.
uses
and
he
friend
of
mine
who
good
deal
a
deadly fly on
those
streams.
Blue
the
same
Kendal
Mr,
9.
An
me
coot
as
his
that
he
tells
the
three
fish
many
fishes
the
Costa
thai
me
Body,
legs and
excellent
September,
"
told
"
in
Test
peacock's
tail,hackle
;
it is
hook.
No.
dyed
00,
scale.
Halford's
No,
olive ;
wings, pale
;
Remarks."
August,
Olive.
Winged
quill,dyed pale
October,
and
certainly kills
Derwent
Z."
tail,
pale watery
floatingflyduring
Yorkshire
No.
and
the
he
1891,
other
any
A
one.
legs
the
Geoi^e Selwyn Marryat,
fishingon
was
September,
named,
any
of
When
from
the
prevalent during August, September
my
fur
a
scale.
dun
invention
during
trout
;
on
wings, palest starling;
;
00, Kendal
Remarks."
experience
Marryat."Boiiy,
cochin
hook, No.
them.
similar
a
was
Australian
an
caUh
to
had
once
about
September,
No,
how
bright
October.
fljs during
is another
of
floss silk aboat
the
It
patterns.
In^n
cokMxr
and
afternoon
of
lemoa
Yellow.
natural
yeRow
"
Body,
Russia
leather, ribbed
tying siHt; legs
and
with
tai^
haw
Grayling,and
pale buff
four
cochin
slate-coloured
feather from
wing,same
is used
as
00, Kendal
Remarks.
excellent
most
No.
10.
Red
"
cock
under
for the
of
for
one
Ant.
young
a
Poult
Kendal
hook,
patterns, and
well
graylingas
trout.
as
tyingsilk ; butt,
orange
peacock'sharl
legs,red
;
wings, palest starling
; hook.
;
or
grouse's
Bloa ;
Aldam's
Mr.
Body,
"
coloured
copper
head, three
;
scale.
Another
"
cock
33
tyingsilk ; wings,the pale
of orange
turns
No.
a
coloured
catch them.
to
No,
game
00,
scale.
Remarks.
A
"
first-rateSeptember
flyfor grayUng ;
will also kill duringAugust.
No.
II.
Drakes
"
Extractor.
olive floss silk,ribbed
white
cock's,dyed in
the entire
tail fan
No.
work
000, Kendal
No,
Given
"
inventor,who
ra,
silk ;
was
a
Remarks.
water, either
"
A
hackle,
dye, carried
shoulder
to
down
tail ;
scale.
Halford
Mr.
by
It derives
No.
its
in his standard
from
name
the
Hampshire fly-fisher.
noted
Dun.
legs,ginger cock's
starling
; hook,
;
wings, pale starling;hook,
Orange
The
"
gold wire
oUve
green
same;
flies.
floating
on
with fine
lengthof body, from
the
Remarks.
Body, pale yellow
"
"
Body, brightorange
hackle
000, Kendal
;
wings, palest
scale.
capitalgraylingfly in
during August
or
a
clearing
September.
by
34
These
river in
Grayling, and
how
twelve
are
this
patterns
country, and
to
catch
sufficient for any
may
be
having been thoroughlytested by the
and
successful
them.
grayling
fullyrelied
most
on
as
experienced
fly-fishers.
by
CHAPTER
A
ND
now
the
artificial
winter
until
useless
by
superior
better
sunshine
of
April
riverside
the
the
they begin
the
the
and
angler
mimic
ber
Decem-
to
fly
once
over
back
go
it is time
when
is
he
and
fitful showers
summon
cast
to
that
is
grayling
October
in
taken
taken
I have
November
in
February,
until
rod
the
After
of
fly,although
September
;
one
killed
all.
middle
the
aside
of
best
August
those
A
lure.
that
an
still ; and
are
until
to
with
them
is
it
course,
during December,
weather,
of
of
then,
these
condition
really first-class
catch
to
opinion
my
also
and
maggot,
In
in ; and
set
means
into
get
never
has
in open
them
the
fishing.
endeavouring
even
fond, viz., swimming
winter, swimming
fish
grayling fishing
of
exceedingly
am
grasshopper
handsome
far
I
in
worm
branches
approach
we
which
of
IV.
lay
to
gleams
again
the
of
to
rising
trout.
In
should
To
me
months
golden
the
first
the
angler
it is
of
days
place
not
quite
spring,
of
as
the
autumn.
ask
I would
fish
during
enjoyable
glory
All
of
are
the
the
as
question, why
winter
during
?
months
fickle
the
midsummer,
or
beautiful.
I
the
have
byGoO^lf
36
fished
on
air has
Grayling,
and
hundreds
of
been
the
slush
filthy
the
in the
and
icicles
to
Maker
your
that you
my
friend.
You
may
out
of
look
fire and
spreadaround, but
knee-deep in
Take
my
no
window
at
the winter
and
I
can
boastingspirit that
rheumatism
This
up
to
the
what
point,viz.,
important,
bound
first place allow
flannel
linen
to
year. The
it the
on
to
throughout
Not
bit of
a
huddle
the
as
it,
up to the
white
warm
waded
mantle
as
few
can
find
to
got
toast.
a
winter
every
say what
me
to
shirt with
"
for
but
in
what
out
of
perhaps
clothingshould
expedition.
I
most
In
change
never
the
from
undergarments throughout the entire
winter
collar
knitted woollen
your winter
tell you
Englishclimate
the
first,and
this kind
heightof follyto
I advise
as
means.
leads
be when
is
I have
"
I
graylingfisher,
standing
I have
for it.
thirtyyears,
over
the
you
flakes,
well,so
Nature
as
crystal
water,
the
word
shiver
every
deepestgratitude
say ?
you
when
rocks; when
strong and
of
to
sparkled
with snowy
the grey
were
Cold, do
has
"
diamonds;
the beauties
year.
town
debt of the
a
pagne,
cham-
different
very
"
feathered
from
owed
be able to admire
the whole
been
depended
felt that you
have
snow
like
rays
have
twig and bough
white
the
when
glassof good
a
in the dismal
sun's feeble
them.
brightwinters' days,
pure
found
catch
to
as
invigorating
as
when
how
do
is so
so.
anglerto
variable that I consider
The
wear
followingis what
:
"
A
thick
flannel
attached, flannel drawers, a thick
jerseywith sleeves,and
over
all
a
byGl.)*.)'^
Grayling, and
38
Now
three
yards, the
gut, the
drawn
with
exceptionof
the
be of 4 x,
must
of
second
with
this,wrap
or
silk
as
used
formerly to employ
or
illustrated,
them
The
"
top of the
"
cranked
of the
as
that
the
gilttail
but
I
during
I find
latter,as
another
to
reason
with
false bites.
keep
myself.
The
the
the
out,
or
the head
the
bend
is attached
then
your
float to be
I
of
the hook
of
a
the top.
of
the
eightor
tackle
side the colour
The
of natural
head
The
The
I
upper
cork
tMl
inches
ten
is
is
being
hook
considered.
bite.
should
of the worm,
complete.
give three
round
generallyemploy, findingthat
the best indication
only
fishing;I
until the
examples of this part of the outfit.
kind
the
are
head
shank
portionat
out
singleshot
is the
pointof
below
carefully
up
hook, and
worms
in this kind
use
any
the bent
A
the
the under
On
round-bend
bent
slightly
termed, in order
down,
hang straight
Stay, there
is the
which
into their mouths
be
x,
also shown,
as
hold, and
must
little way
a
by
exposed.
above
it is
latter
threaded
must
shank
of
are
be inserted
secured
wire
x
of 3
inches
round-bend,
them
brandlings or
preferthe
and
lose their
i
in its place.
worm
Small
kind
the
of
third
thus causingfewer
readily,
more
worm
fine
a
not
it is called.
as
adopted
the fish take
that
the
sneck-bend
a
I have
years
less liable to
being
the
ten
gut
be
formed
yard
x, and
gossamer
crimson
should
cast
last sixteen
the
hook
the last
first
2
them.
catch
to
for the tackle itself. The
than
less
how
it
float
gives
part is red,
varnished.
byGoO^lf
Grayling, and
The
float shown
used pretty
in the
float
in
in the
how
water,
book
such
useful.
them.
39
is a pattern
of the three
centre
The
other
speciallydesigned by
"
catch
the colouringbeing the
universally,
former.
his
to
as
of
the
It is not
the
with
Mr.
the
foot of
a
as
long wedge is
Pritt,and
grayling."
same
In
weir, this
adapted, however,
a
illustrated
rough foamy
float is very
for
smoothly
glidingwater.
It may
be taken
as
a
general rule
that from
sixteen
byGoO^lf
Grayling, and
40
to
is the
eighteeninches
the
float; the bait
bottom, and
for
If the
trout.
absolute
water,
when
past
the
best
with
heavy
of
months
feet in
depth, or
a
is
stream
bait and
to
where
ways.
and
in at
wade
to
the
swim
stickingto
the
proceeds
I well recollect
ten
years ago,
the
well-known
on
knows
the
the
day,
and
autumn
such
float
an
Hawes
in
take
a
instance
the
different
a
varietyof
a
second,
before, but
the
Yore.
professional
angler,was
the
bite,and
wary
which
the
are
you
quitea
as
it is
cast
little above
only stops for
course
rest
fishinga
where
it in
frequentlykills
on
if the
and
a
below
a
gregate
graylingcon-
of
throw
two
dips into
end
worm
also
its
the
bottom
the
that
spot,
at
but
one,
usuallythe
method
down
They
trout.
practisedhand
best
The
water.
be taken
may
underhand
an
Sometimes
then
or
muggy
are
Here
several
standing.Graylingtake
to
warm
of rocks
ledge
a
The
float with
manner
worm
higher.
coloured
slightly
gravellybottom.
allowing it
you,
a
an
in the
also, long gliding flats,about
;
disturbed.
not
on
grayling during
together,and
are
either
is much
rough rocky streams
winter
with
clear,frost is
days take
was
the
Hshing
worm
littlecolour
a
fix
to
from
bad
exceptionally
an
rainfall and
abiding places
hole
certain
on
I made
tails of
The
if there is
been
basket
six inches
and
the temperature
has
season
swim
which
at
considerablyfrom
but
necessity,
maggot
them.
depth
river is low
will
grayling
catch
to
correct
should
differs
so
kmv
fish at
occurred
by
last.
some
James Blades,
watching me
byGl.)*.)'^
Grayling, and
fish the
and
middle
of
how
I had
Bainbridge. Suddenly
bites
I
just recorded.
except the loss of the entire
swum
carefully
the
story short, six
each
other
and
the
the
the
fine
a
fish is
the
swim, and
the
drag of
he
raises
follow
to
making
hand
a
the
grab
If the
gently at
without
jerkingit out
novice,
not
a
hooked
contrive
hook
take
to
without
even
complete mystery
a
with
dodge
anglerbe
the
the
of the
old
an
end
of
down
fisher,
the
swim
throw.
next
of
way
these
it rises with
at it justas
presence
breakage
at
bag, and
graylingwas
bait all the
sharplyfor
suspecting the
quickly,and
absolute
always
similar
a
time I selected
next
favourite
very
the float.
his
is
the
cut
simply gazed
they
off
float under
To
find in my
lb.
\
How
worm
Another
me.
cunning
out
I could
trick,for
of
taking the
to
The
ultimatelylanded.
whole
We
other.
worm
Ditto.
disappeared in
worms
result
no
"
of
Baitingagain,I
place.
same
the
wrist
my
worm.
in astonishment.
smallest
very
that did
after
one
manner,
the
the
over
Hawes
of the kind
one
turned
41
between
stream, half way
a
them.
catck
to
a
A
fish,pulls
fine tackle
certainty.
=^
is
an
CHAPTER
I T
for
with
bait
certain
a
maggot
fishing
seeking
after
would
to
Siilmo
and
Iishing
but
wilt
the
tapered
bend
the
end
cast,
wrap
The
the
quill;
the
running
gliding
water,
flats
or
very
worm
well,
ferent.
dif-
somewhat
a
three-yard
2
No.
a
two
with
of
other
latter
purpose
shewn,
are
of celluloid
red, and
reel,
rod,
sneck-
scale, using white
Kendal
I recommend
catching
for
of
the
purpose.
of
is
is
the
of
being
silk
floats
posed
com-
ivory tips coloured
cork
and
porcupine
in
effective
most
and
shapes
one
;
work
advised
float
and
fj
reference
same
the
answer
gut
hook,
have
I
To
for
The
liking
the
of
still my
art
I
contempt
without
the
great
my
other
any
much
fish, but
of
tackle
of
of
complete
that
that
too
Thymatlus.
line,
grayling
use
savours
branch
this
of
amount
coarse
be
not
for
the
view
to
account
on
iishing
worm
inclined
am
be
perhaps,
may,
V.
the
celluloid
tail
end
of
rapidly
one
in
streams.
byG":)C)(^l
Grayling, and
One
single shot
Some
experts
with
be
to
use
how
used,
while
maggot
threaded
another
impaled through
consider
the
animation
in
thrown
but
this
think
the
the
to
from
myself
that
after
known
be made,
flood"
I have
of both
of truth
I cannot
mills
suitable
particularly
is
be
fishing,
I
never
eagerlyas
so
such
at
been
should
best
of
all in
and
trout
ling
gray-
amount
neighbourhood of
for this
a
I have
times
told,with what
say, that the
I
gives more
sparingly.
then
and
point:
roach
is taken
maggot
baskets
it
in
as
very
August, and
phenomenal
to
done
a
the
on
1,
one
hook,
maggots
time,
to
the
after
clearingwater
few
No.
say
the
best, as
A
only be
must
worm
bait.
fishing.
advocate
of
head
the
plan
time
others
the
43
worm
hook,
shank
the
up
latter
in
as
still smaller
a
single maggot,
a
catch them.
to
com
styleof grayling
fishing.
The
grasshopper is not,
agilelittleinsect
meadow
grass,
a
as
size about
No.
scarlet ;
Another
stripsof
small
a
On
:
"
is
about
anything
Limerick
a
scale, is wound
6, Kendal
wool
supposed, that
artificial bait which
an
follows
be
hopping
see
you
sphericalform
a
Berlin
green
but
may
largegooseberrythan
It is made
wire in
that
as
;
over
with
a
the
more
sembles
re-
in creation.
bend
hook,
lead
some
this foundation
wrapped,
in
broad
bright
tag of
ribbingof yellowcompletes the monstrosity.
pattern is
straw
as
down
trianglehook,
above,
with
the addition
each
side
of
No.
1, Kendal
the
of
bait,and
scale,attached
two
a
to
byGoO^lf
Grayling,
44
a
loose
The
thread of gut the
is the
following
rod
is
the
to
modus
three-yardgut
This
linyfloat
to detect
as
the
sink and
a
best
lure,and
four
maggots
the
on
on
answer
well
so
tried it on
Derbyshire, but
Leinwardine
limited
club
number
place in
this
it,as it feels
a
as
heavy weight
play him
you
can,
as
quill
the
bottom.
be
must
wrist.
which
hook
of three
singularfeature
the
and
that members
in
days
the
at
the
someone
end
not
to
him
of
yet it is
only
large
so
a
come
about
suddenly hung
line.
into the
disturb the
mistake
on
large
a
that
ones
no
had
your
fish it
When
year.
bait,there is
though
also in
rule in the famous
a
can
a
hopper
"grassstreams.
without
that there is
ing,
eddy-
creases
greatlyin-
does
success,
the
fish this
to
addition
the
so
worked
An
the Worcestershire
as
boldlyand get
so
of
rivers and
of
lure)takes
inch
pered
ta-
ordinaryway,
most
grayling{and they generallyare
at
a
all the Yorkshire
the Teme
deadly on
it
of the
The
of
angler when
graylingstreams
no
"
I have
the
tip of
end
touch
to
it is said that the
its attractiveness.
of it is that
an
line
fishing.
worm
the
to
then
;
action
is the
curious
waterproof silk
show
to
stiffbamboo
A
in the
as
ground
draw
swirlyhole
or
used
not
bite,but
a
bait touches
with
is
grasshopper."
for
bait
the
"
"
about
cast, and
allow
exactly to
fine
a
is attached
"grasshopper"
fixed
operandi:
recommended
one
them.
catch
to
length of the
generallyused, and
similar
The
how
and
net
rest
After
as
that
soon
of the
of the hole.
by
as
pants
occu-
by
DAYS
WITH
THE
GRAYLING.
by
by
OF
A
there
is .such
RECOLLECTIONS
SPORTSMAN.
In
I
really beginning
AM
My
he
past
men
he
long
list of
He
knew.
your
angling
somewhat
the
series
of
him
when
from
grayling,
as
to
there
can
fish
at
often
open
the
is
have
up
his
goes
a
contributed
to
by
"and
saying,
he
and
Tweed
to
account
is
of
a
day
high
waters,
tend
at-
he
instance,
a
turn
in
the
against
out
is
thinking
of
six
or
the
at
county
When
certainty.
war
wage
one
fool
sets
flood
a
for
What
always
If, for
Yorkshire
ever
of
which
a-fishing.
to
as
luckiest
the
enumerated
way
circumstances
usually only
all,on
often
for aiany
me
of
one
and
to
me
London
soon
told
luck.
as
perfectly exasperating."
adverse
he
be
winds
always
is
has
which
converted
journeys
goes
he
"
to
me
that
disappointment
Spinner
has
luck
has
he
of
circumstances
belief, but
heavens
world
Red
"
believe
to
considered
that
the
this
friend
good
years
in
thing
a
Frost.
First
THE
the
mon,
sal-
that
else
he
there
byGoO^lf
Recollections
50
is
whatever
water
no
leaves in the
he
rain in that
the
on
fate
once
; and
of cold.
all
at
events
had
selected
"a
right'un,"
the
to
what
he
To
day, however
a
of
Cara
"
and
as
which
children
not
go
I
it
form
was
the
me
to
in
is correct
my
"
had
Wednesday
asked
against it, and
had
a
guarded
informed
couple
answer,
me
for
Friday
on
a
in
the
that
she
musical
smoking
concerts
what
could
home,
that
manded
deI
do
delight?
evening, however,
if I could
ginning,
be-
going graylingfishing
previouslyascertained
from
intense
the
at
say,
the first place,the condition
friends
she
of
were
absence
ing night for
a
I could
friend
my
dinners, lectures, or
express
in, and
gave
In
Sposa
some
my
On
the
weather
invited
evening ;
but
with
hand, it
lengthcompelled
at
intention
no
and
my
neither
the other
long beforehand,
that
as
week.
particular
water
had
on
the
says.
commence,
second
by
incidents
conclusion
I bad
that
the
and
from
heels
up
though
as
him
regards fishing;whenever
as
this article have
subjectof
come
that year
run
Halford,
friend
prevented
Now,
flood
a
arranged to
and
as
begins to
it
heralds
I
joinhim
to
days, and
day
which
by layinghim
us
attack
wrong,
sixth
intervened, and
reallyseemed
had
the
when
lastly,
Hampshire
more
severe
of for six
manner
persistent
accompanying
a
Sportsman.
a
speak
to
evening of
Monday
into
down
of
him
accompany
of
days
a
with
viz.,that
the
friend
called
the foUow-
on
grayling. I
I should
send
him
byCtJD'.^lc
of
Recolkaions
later; and
word
the whole
I could
not
reasonable
o'clock
would
on
wife
I
p.m.
with
and
which
he
had
gone
turned
obliged
beds
had
looked
to
come
journey,it
and
as
I had
station
a
had
; but
opinion that
which
miles'
but
going;
one
no
"
hope
angler'sbreast" buoyed
hit number
platform,at
in
I found
me,
frost,and
When
two.
the
end
place
a
the
with
had
an
and
by myself.
go
afternoon
matters
drizzlingrain began
I
was
a
steady downpour,
to
to
set
out
daughters expressed
a
lunatic
which
me
I
definite
in-
on
drive,after a certain railway
would
fog
that
the
Lucky
the
on
first stage of my
rain and
in
I started.
stepped out
the
dream
ever
springs eternal
up, and
of the
of the
A
time
my
but
thing
some-
conveyance
to
Thursday
on
reached,
was
that
saw
as
decided
increased
seven
of his head,
Saturday,if possible,I
on
content
by six,at
that I
say
shirked, and
anything but hopeful.
and
fall,
behind
be
not
four o'clock
nine
friend arrived
shake
once
any
important engagement
engaged, I
my
of
be
to
been
About
to
one.
by
to
my
doleful
I at
an
wrong;
that could
up
the
greeted me,
promise
was
from
feel if
and
note
a
morning'.However,
the scene,
emphasis
sentiments,as
my
send
to
explained
hit number
angler should,
an
able
was
next
go
of
I
friend would
Lucky
with
quite agreed
51
laid great
my
him.
accompany
home
and
case,
disappointmentthat
wife
My
I reached
facts of the
the
upon
when
Sportsman.
a
railway
journey,
I had
left
deep blue sky,brightwith stars, a hard
ground dry and
like iron.
Words
could
byGoO^lf
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52
not
express
assured.
a
for
delight,
my
overnight, my
lasted
The
drive
delightful
one,
before
almost
we
think
,
I
The
morning.
visible
with
it is
in
out
It
behind.
a
the
their base
snow,
stood
was
set
wading stockings,
river I found
soon
bite I
my
rod
of
until
severingly
walked
at
time
last
Another
same
scene
size
brisklydown
a
feel that
long in
but
of action.
The
colour, and
The
apparent,
a
fish,which
This
I knew
from
so
not
resulted in
of him.
come,
patching
desmy
streams
sure
fished
on
was
perience
ex-
per-
three-quarter
pound grayling
hour
passed, and
joined his comrade,
to
of white
donned
now
made
would
white
I got to work.
I hooked
;
cloud
a
one
very
Then
vengeance
following
firtrees, which
having
firsttwo
the
I had
a
that the
landed.
for the
I
greeted
mantle
not
was
graylingwas
of blanks.
comforting with
the
I
bed.
summits
makes
togetherand
was
escaped just when
about
out
obtained, and
the blankest
was
not
just the right height and
proverbialfickleness
a
blue,
hearty breakfast,and
a
very
that
awaited
as
the
with dark
day
a
was
glass of
to
on
against the
be alive.
luxury to
then
loftyhills,their
such
A
keeper, who
azure
fine relief
was
fact.
blind
clothed
was
journey'send
lovelyscene
a
my
up
sky
anywhere,
of the
such
morrow
the
pipes,and
two
things
sharp frostyair
at
the
of
state
the
the
were
with
chat
or
only this
on
aware
I drew
as
eyes
my
we
beheld
never
if
through
were
arrival,one
Sportsman.
a
success
and
something hot, a
my
of
the
end
of
a
then
another
after which
fir
I
plantation
byGoo^lf
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54
The
water.
another
proves
determination
with my
my
given
were
the
begin
to
object,and
your
I become
Had
only
with
a
stick
to
disgusted
early part of the day, 1 should
and
home,
gone
up,
freezingharder
is
who
damped
reallygood
a
missed
so
And
astonished
in my
again, and
but
the
liked
none
Never
I
was
so
the
much
splash of rain-drops
when
though fine
I arose,
I
apparentlyfreezing,
saw
chance
my
blue sky,brightsunshine, and
yesterday's
keen
been
daunted, and
On
take well
three
landed.
forth I
I
as
soon
lost in
were
the
rain,like that
of
Once
worth
in mackintosh
rain
day they
candle
commenced
before
your
and
?
"
but
a
face
no
one
was
soft,warm
sharp icy shower
and
partlywavered
But
to
short,
they came
began again,not
Aprilor May,
and
of graypeculiarities
ling.
rapidsuccession
I hatted
the
of the
be
going to
not
was
started, but
by wind, making
again.
I
and
sallied,clad
this unfavourable
as
Fog
; but
example
Then
driven
gone.
dominant
another
"
had
mist
of
sway
big day
frost had
waders
He
held
another
where
life to hear
earlymorning ;
prophet, rather
weather
righthe proved.
ten
but the landlord,
ever,
"
At
day.
next
than
feelingsby saying,
my
look of it"
in the
for
expectations
my
o'clock it was
game
is
That
:
also
opportunity.
Great
and
do.
you
ill-luck in the
probably have
viz.
basket
accomphsh
to
it while
closelyto
splendidday's sport
maxims,
good
a
Sportsman.
a
this
of
of my
make
to
way
result
of
; I
tingle
ears
:
had
"Was
come
the
to
byGl.)*.)'
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catch
kept picking them
rod, and
trudged the
nothing on
through the
that
set
evening at
off
on
my
o'clock p.m.
mud.
as
a
that
Never
than
inn, and after
the
return
proverbial
had
appeared
did
I' did
a
I welcome
on
total catch
substantial
consisted
with
of
a
arrival
my
journey,reaching Leeds
grayling,weighing 31^ lbs.,and
happy
blood
line,disjointed
my
miles
more
slippers
My
three
previous evening,wearilyenough
the
rain and
fire and
warm
three
the
unto
my
up
flesh and
then
longer; like
no
there I
until at
losingthem
ten, and
rat," I wound
drowned
as
it
stand
could
"
basketed
55
and
Here
have.
or
up
Sportsman.
a
fish I would
fish,and
o'clock I had
of
dinner
at
ten
thirty-eight
that
I
king.
by
was
as
Cawood.
Ambrose
A
"
/^OOD
fell
that
on
Pool
of
on
the
speaker.
old
hale, hearty-looking
beard, standing
white
knee
breeches
it
once
have
This
forms
My
him,
river
and
both
at
to
"
them
Ambrose
this
and
hours
little
they used
explain
care,
of
eldest
two
of
he
evening
hundreds
saw
clad
was
coat
and
I
patriarchal
a
He
his
to
all
with
meeting
first
my
round
velveteen
watcher,
perceived
not
with
tention
at-
my
;
I
in
at
saw
ashore
came
to
him.
subject
the
summer
many
river
with
was
brown
a
the
was
word
a
and
stream
and
Wharfe,
bank.
voice,
in the
deep
fellow,
July
warm
cheery
a
Turning
the
on
soft,
a
sport, I had
my
sport?"
much
in
knee
river
the
on
of
spoken
wading
was
rivetted
approach
close
words,
Bridge,
being
a
I
ear.
having
ye
the
above
the
are
;
towards
was
my
above
the
sir
evening,
It
day
REMINISCENCE.
I
cottage
and
best
were
girls
about
individual
reminiscence
have
seek
the
his
I
friends, and
in his
company.
particularly
were
and
on
the
infant
little
trout
fish
of
fond
banks
and
company,
the
his
spent
tha"^
from
;
of
who
of
the
would
he
under
"
his
quite
were
by
RecoUdlions
household
to
The
words.
strangers, but
acquaintedhe
about
of
to
old
years
with
Hon.
Sec.
well
Mr.
P. told
occurred
Mr.
collect
to
the
who
stand
at
while
the
other
one
into
the
fish down
the
in
to
beat the
being duly attended
the
percentage missed
in
was
one
responded,
we
"
of
Nay,
will gang
in the
his
once
catch
stand
a
be
are
moods
ye
Now
the
where
highly
was
in the net
always
hev
net
upstream
proposed
that
to
good supply
a
result
first attempt.
higher up,"
fish
the
beats
and
Ambrose
P.
my
trout
holding the
being found
I think
of
the party has
The
there
which
mysteriesof
P. made
him.
funny
nay,
those
water
to, Mr.
place,as
same
To
to
there would
to
beck
stream
despatched
down
small
of
one
the
trout
satisfactory,
twenty-three
trialof the
a
order
Mr.
knew
spawning fish,and
;
him,
dull November
one
into the
ova,
net.
of
here
place,
laughed heartily
Otley.
ascends
experiencehe
water
in
near
place in
certain
off
ova
that
say
obtain
to
a
trout
uninitiated
are
which
started
Wharfe,
breeding,I. may
these
that
at
followingepisode that
the
me
graylingin
understood
I
and
volubility
Pratt,of Otley,
Association
anyone,
Ambrose
and
readers
from
friend
and
well
was
"
into
from
trout
reserved
:
evening
runs
as
he
the greatest
watcher, and
as
57
very
whom
the
Angling
Ambrose
perhaps, as
He
the
to
employed
when
by. My
was
with
talk with
would
gone
man
anyone
his achievements
the
Sportsman.
a
The
a
;
another
certain
old
low
fel-
evening,and
dun
Mr.
enough
P.
knew
byGtJD^If
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58
there
was
obstruction
an
mentioned, and
further
Sportsman.
a
in
the
endeavoured
companion, who,
avoid
of
him
good here," said Ambrose,
nae
entirely
againsthis
below
gang
arrival
wish
This
again."
halt
caught, a
landed, when
were
Ambrose
broke
tell yer
I
watchers
notable
had
in my
the
work, and
I
stranded
river's bank
of work
the
night
incredible,consideringthat he
Upon
to
number
of
low, and
favourable
the
night of
watch
trout
there
to
a
and
stream
no
the
strictest
absolute
an
three
; in
fact, the
weeks
poachers.
his- death,
where
The
did
amount
almost
of
sixty-three
years
was
moon,
the
1887
for
July and, 1888,
there
grayling. The
being
his
at
performed during that period was
he
up
and
fish became
Ambrose
pace
of
season
one
much
so
be found
alwaysto
was
river
with
take
to
one
exceedinglylow,
ran
that
say
abnormally hot
the
the almost
over
found
never
after
sat
fine fish
experience of
necessity. Night
he
were
Nae, didn't
"
words,
I must
time, but
During
river Wharfe
age.
their
upon
twelve
let's
P.'s infinite amusement,
considerable
exceptionI
interest in his
watch
with
out
"
;
so."
have
post.
Mr.
to
been
twenty-threetrouts
time
It's
"
it had
come
done, and
This
made.
was
to
The
ditto.
one
they had
was
the
his
to
P. went.
though
as
that
the spot where
on
Mr.
blank; second
a
point
inexorable, and
was
parleyingwith
the
at
explain this
to
however,
iirst trial resulted in
stream
the
old
a
was
river
was
night
man
was
had
great
very
one
com-
byGl.)*.)'^
Recollections
plained during the day
relatives tried
not
to
a
of
not
they might
"Leave
them
Sportsman.
when
evening
well have
as
59
feelingwell, and
him
persuade
go, but
rock,
of
to
of
graylingto
themsels,nay, nay,"was
his
only response
to
less than
an
old
his
for
midnight vigils
hour
ruined
after
mill
he
breathed
bank, being struck by
Poor
leavinghis
old Ambrose
the last
flows
that
well ;
no
than
beautiful
!
No
usual
that
of
shadowy glidinggrayling,no
the Great
all be
ready
as
when
Watcher
you
as
over
soul
by
the
life that
he
performs his duty, then
of
the
man
that
and
me
alas !
us
river's
with
some
as
I feel
wilt be
the
sure
:
"
when
may
we
the time
I believe with
religionis best
and
the
or
And
at
so
more
to come,
were
you
; and
true
leads
Almighty Judge
the
loved
us
lusty trout
more,
down
heart
a
the
on
of
to
the
I believe that
all my
good
and
both
beckons
us
stricken
were
by
which
alongside
point out
specimen
fine
time, for in
shall I ramble
more
stream
will you
more
he
apoplecticseizure.
an
meadows
through the daisy-dotted
you
a
care
; and
littlecottage
his last
to
take
and
out
came
spoken
trout
went
his
manner
shown
in which
that the verdict
Well
done,
faithful servant."
by
thou
Christmas
A
[
OFTEN
wonder
which
"The
and
;
of my
pages
in
have
are
like
a
how
details
connected
years
while
events
time
of
pages
and
yellow
day
date,
recent
The
did
naturally
therein
they
the
so,
appertaining
were
for
to
was
that
is
as
he
angling,
who
earth,
is very
trifling
most
have
happened
of yesterday
occurrences
which
of
are
some
forgotten.
the
in
but
early portions,
the
memory
in my
fresh
written.
my
whom
It
the
matters,
faded,
of
name
of the
like
diary,
my
face
seem
almost
are
ink
the
noted
when
they
"
the
things
important
"
more
with
ago
others
remembers
the
happy
of
eyes.
it is
over
many
some
my
so
that
and
before
perfectly one
general
return,
over
dream
waking
curious
twenty
wide
and
of
events
year
revert
turning
comrades,
to
never
far
scattered
with
past
hence
gone
come
the
in
remains
den,
the
diary,
the
should
fact
my
of
people
mind
the
I sit in
as
anghng
days spent
but
time
the
by
the
days,
to-night,
that
at
termed
Season,"
bygone
to
why,
usually
Festive
much
so
is
Reverie.
not
my
and
did
W.
N.
mentor
I
not
of
the
on
the
at
that
as
frequently
How
cousin
mind
appear,
in
form
are
alt
my
and
things
first
byCt)*.)'^!
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62
tinted
line with
into
for
great excitement
on
his, I witnessed
trout
wandered
up about
dish of
from
on
eighto'clock
in the
eighttrout
From
and
inseparable,
by
the
or
Euclid,
more
was
we
be
to
in
were
to
away
my
the
heart
many,
he
grayling,
many
shook
hand
my
bank
there.
I
fatallyinjuredin
for several
^ain
I
cheery voice
the
can
see
of my
had
we
trout
and
time, depart*
situation in
again, as
far away
he
from
was
his friends
if
sentimentality
those
will come,
the handsome
dear
pursuitof
last
free to
match, and, after lingering
it foolish
tears
in
was
N. ; sad
W.
after,when
him
saw
football
Call
were
supposed
were
remunerative
I sit thinkingover
as
angling career
once
a
I
minnow
we
Poor
for the
a
weeks, he died
relatives.
like,but
never
and
study of Virgil
flyor
years
ing to Australia,to accept
and
in the
river.
happy days
of
pretty
a
realitydiscussing(to us) far
beloved
our
spent hundreds
a
cousin
deadly,when
most
seen.
condition.
whether
important questions,
prove
on
ing
another, finish-
eveningwith
my
deep
of
pound
ever
occasions, when
many
head-master
to
likely
rush
on
beautiful
a
to
pink of
day
two
or
first I had
in the
memorable
that
minute
stream
one
bent
perfectcoolness
capture of
before,the
mentioned
as
We
the
tightened
supple rod
a
part, and
my
then
His
aAer
instructor
my
and
draw.
and
gracefulcurve,
a
excitement
moment,
a
steady
a
Sportsman.
a
signof
no
his hand
dropped
the
; with
water
of
earlydays
and
I
friend,who,
let
in my
fancy
face and
us
you
hear
that
the
hope, is
byGoo^lf
Recolkdions
in that
now
of
unknown
Sportsman.
a
land
where
6j
all is peace
and
rest.
Then, there
whom
upon
fished
with
anything
at
certainly
ever
a
better
the
I
have
basket
; then
him
a
to
truant
employ throughout
the
Bloa, Snipe Bloa,
be
as
with
tested
have
that
size,I
Dick
his
Smith
I turn
above
them
of two
the
joined
or
his
few
more
memory
over
on
a
other
famous
pany
accom-
in
many
his
say
he would
as
His
special
Waterhen
Purple,Dotterel
series of
bodies.
fail.
his
to
I should
Orange,
a
experiencewas
knew
never
forgethis
names
the
ing
admir-
first lessons
my
many
and
various-coloured
I would
season.
Yellow, Yellow-leggedBloa, and
hackles
and
ones.
Snipe and
Dark
spend
to
winged fly, all
a
entire
Woodcock
were
many
fish after fish
receive
as
I suppose,
movements
hackled
varieties would
dozen
and
in order
day
was
fisherman
a
Many
"
added
used
being
to
seldom
very
school^or,
close of the
seldom
patterns
favourites
he
cottage
fiy-tying. He
that
the
at
to his
favourite
which
good
Yore,
from
played
He
as
or
wont
artificial fly,and
him, watching his
skill with
the
Skell
once,
with
day
about
angler
veteran
were
awe.
the
stayed away
at
say
to
but
time
that
line upon
threw
time
feelingakin
a
Smith, a
youthful Waltonians
we
with
look
Dick
old
was
partridge
Since
rivers,and
then
am
It is many
years
I
I
vinced
con-
for,varied
correct,
majority,but
and
in
since
shall
never
teachings.
pages,
and
come
anglers,who
across
always
the
were
byGoo^lf
Recollections
^4
to be
and
found
mind
field,the
only
the
service
any
above-named
weir.
the
had
and
Bruce
Arms, when
Bellerby
in
we
"
try that,John ?
killer
that
on
know, but
so
and
the
we
I
had
"They
did take it
days when
fished
o'clock
all
and
there
"
day,
in the
and
Another
To
it
every
was
not
flyin
have
back
from
again
friends,since then.
well-known
Ripon angler was
cutler.
always
rightly,
only
use,
cost
He
and
me
our
hardly
books,
was
Tanfield
pannier full
my
I
you
usual
a
That
added.
I walked
tramped
sport,
outofcommon,"
my
that I almost
trout,
made
was
railwayto
no
the
great
of
"
about
he
right,"
and
the
John,"
our
replied,
he
evening with
umbrella-maker
I recollect
"Old
Whatever
Nay,"
times
many
Tentporamutantur^
rod
tried
two
length below
and
asked, knowing
"
other
produced such
flyhad
water.
be
myself
splendid basket
thoughtwewouldgive'emsummat
Masham,
an
Dibb
told the Down-looker.
were
Oak
disappointingday,
very
Mr.
a
inquiringwhat
on
the
in the little parlourat
came
had
Tan-
and
the
familiarlycalled.
was
astonishment, each
and
knew
friend
the
on
tea
our
at
day
a
ever
A
experienced a
having
were
of
village,and
were
immediately
generallycalled, to
Yore.
worthies
We
I
it is
as
the
on
fishingabove
were
when
Dibb
W.
"
of them
recollection
occasion
Down-looker,
Fly, or
as
mention
John Bellerby.The
my
Sportsman.
a
fishingexcursions
togetheron
brings to
of
of
made
in
and
Ripon,
after
to
the
nine
lid.
Lowther,
for
me
the
which, although,if
three
half-crowns,I
byCt)*.)'^!
of
Recollections
would
rod
tnan
adept
at
built.
ever
was
round
; he
the
the
point
wonder
And
so
could
I continue
be
or
the
fishermen
how
much
so
the leaves
turningover
of
in that weather-beaten
of
one
a
incident
some
ragged flyor
mind
the
strugglethat
angling began
there
If
tarnished
a
a
be
would
I
term
bad, ignoresdiscomforts
to
put
up
I
fishing,
with
say
a
The
If
that
of the
man
is also
the
the
thing
every-
reminds
mere
sightof
bringsto
ago
your
with
pleasures of
capture of fish,
of the sport
to-morrow.
angler,namely, never
sport be
good
or
weather, and is willing
inconvenience
an
from
years
the
born
it is
tion,
conversa-
fly-book;but
many
with
sport.
how
be evoked
impatient whether
or
weary
ended
termination
a
is what
man
grows
and
tute
consti-
looking volume
fish.
history
togetherthat they
can
had
fact,a
beloved
artificial bait
you
in
the
of earnest
old
I
living.
of the
our
another.
or
exceedingly heavy
some
of
He
there, and
memories
come
an
see
into the Vore.
understand
interest
can
just below
water
These
for hours
subjectmatter
fancy I
filled with
charm
great
a
infinitum;
anglingcannot
of
couple
find
can
ad
could
extent
of
traducers
of
is stillin the land
if he
great
a
a
I
was
I resided
that
angling experiences.
to
when
flows
time
goodly-sizedvolume
The
and
worm,
the Skel!
where
Ripon during the
my
fly; he
alt-
good
a
was
fishinghis favourite bit
now,
of
Lowther
fished the
seldom
swimming
him
often
65
cane
exchange for the best five^uineasplit
not
that
left
Sportsman.
a
a
to
insure
a
lover of Nature
day's
; to
byGoo^lf
66
Recollections
him
the
that
ground
my
at
an
door
room
and
sisters
her, and
and
travels
and
Sportsman.
over
in
there
is
excite him.
is thrown
flushed
inspectthe
a
book, and
a
end, for I hear
dancing eyes
come
he
is
his attention
attract
is
riverside
of
by
tree
my
pen
must
to
reverie
my
littlefeet,and
begs
of
that mother
decoratingupstairs. There
are
of
little fairywith
a
cheeks, who
Christmas
yard
something
But
the patter of
open
every
is
no
me
to
and
denying
be laid aside.
by
A
Day
November
T^HE
historical
with
mind
one's
is
"Fifth"
it
the
as
anniversary
I
grayling fishing
to
in
crackers, squibs, and
I shall
but
of the
always
ber
remem-
remarkable
most
experienced,
ever
associated
generally
bonfires,
(in Yorkshire) ginger-bread,
Test.
the
on
or
am
day's
likely
ever
do.
I
had
read
that
Test,
when,
mind,
received
days
invitation
the
famous
the
afternoon
of
the
the
route
for
have
accompanied
wished
It
time
two
many
is
us
the
about
passed
hours'
saw
sport
run
quickly enough
enthusiasts
points
of
get
of
and
up
last
who
is
arranged,
I
a
left
in
off at
his
the
usual
few
at
the
at
crop
en
to
was
the
last
station, and
cheery
to
Stockbridge,
in
fishing talk,
but
for
together it is quite astonishing
interest
on
Waterloo
prevented
us
a
and
"Redspinner"
was
I
ber
mem-
try
a
my
year,
spend
to
the
shire
Hamp-
make
to
have
soon
H.
but
however,
two
and
action.
us,
best
him,
4th,
H.,
Club,
were
of
scene
He,
moment.
friend
with
the
October
Houghton
Preliminaries
grayling.
inhabit
long
in
from
Stockbridge
at
that
take
not
morning
one
an
of
it did
concerning
much
so
grayling
and
trout
moqster
heard
and
style.
the
when
how
up.
D,9,-7"ibyG00g
Recollections
68
Ah
"
! here
The
last-named,
Field.
West'
hon,
that within
a
ensconced
in
quarter of
cosy
a
excellentlycooked
"
not
in the
worm
one
graylinghave
"
Finallyit was
the
to
With
such
requiredno
and
were
meet
"
served
were
of
the
but
an
the
ploits,
anglingex-
whole
country),
his
much
morrow.
flylately,"
at
I think
hole you
if you
will land
try
a
good
a
a
start
long wide
was
street.
drive
train
to
settled,
was
up
needless
me,
in the
morning, in
light.
The
frosty,a typicalgraylingday, so
form
by
come
there ; after that
before
prospects
in excellent
I should
and
retired.
we
knocking
H.
friend
our
us
long before it was
o'clock
one
of past
done
arranged that
cigar,and
more
awake
us
remainder
plansfor
hatch
Mill, and
Horsbridge and
one
of
so
two."
or
down
The
remarked,
bottom
three
doing justiceto
West"
our
West
South
"South
the
throw,
Mutiny (throughthe
discussed
we
lastly,
of
able
real comfort-
a
stone's
a
the
to
all readers
the
and
room
repast.
campaign
"The
but
tinued.
con-
club, and
the
Vine,
hour
an
tales of the Indian
and
of
spent in reminiscences
evening was
of which
sec.
the
is
hostelry,
old-fashioned
introduced
to
my
us," he
meet
was
is familiar
plume
the station to
From
to
I
moment
is the
who
de
nom
'South
next
Sportsman.
a
last,"suddenly exclaimed
at
are
"and
companion,
whose
we
of
for
our
effected.
During
day
to
fact I
broke
that both
breakfast,and
say, I
was
sharp
of
by
nine
Stockbridge consists
the
race
week, and
us
of
the
byCt)*.)'^
Recolledmis
70
lad
Callinga
asked
we
in
a
in
an
him
who
if he
very short
I
should
something
he
you
hook
But
I had
H.
one
of
landed
or
two
to
use
red
wee
far
I could
as
hooked.
chalk
then
stuck there.
H.
and
and
returned
might
not
hatch
the
pounds.
three
to
the
inform
else
and
the fun
him
above
water
took
we
our
began.
touch,
so
stand
on
The
required
At
third attempt
the
first swim
something heavy
in the
taken
was
went
to
the bottom
grand sport ensued,
grand
the
Half
dry land.
the
to
Carefullywas
his friends and
could
liking. Then,
my
of
a
down
I took
fish
"
hatches,
until the stream
our
line
minutes
subject.
kindly shut
I felt that
down
Ten
sojournon
nothing
stream.
cleverlynetted
two
of the
float
Judge,
with the
the
on
two
to
was
Twenty yards of
first rush, and
when
doubt
topped
the float,and
went
the Costa
on
miller,who
pool
certainty."
to a
you
regulated the other
the
H.,
gut cast, "for if
will break
the
them, and
Hampshire
down
Then
score
master,
fine drawn
my
expressedmy
interviewed
depth, so
the
yard,
gilttails,and
a
you,
running through
was
adjustingmy
and
few
a
with
two-pounders
running through
was
the mill
this,"quietlyremarked
fish he
good
a
water
a
us
returned
than
stouter
tackle,and
and
on
get
strongly advise
critically
examining
The
standingin
was
could
time
Sportsman.
a
old lobster tin.
"
same
of
between
trout
he
hatch
unhooked
so
that he
relatives of his
an
hour
porary
tem-
passed,but
accordinglycrossed
the
firstswim
opposite bank.
down
I
was
into
byGl.)*.)'
Recollections
styleof
1 1
his
oz., and
within
him
hid the
justas
rest
!"
Ah
"
fish,"I
the grass.
"South
about
to
weary
wet
a
line,in fact
unselfish
most
whole
to land
the trap
two
that
lb.
so
tackle
it
run
to
together.
wants
my
above, I landed
three
to
times.
pounds
With
such
dark
spent another
parlour. In
from
the
to
see
able
enjoymorning
"Redspinner" saying
and
"
pect
ex-
five o'clock
At
gettingtoo
and
M.
was
companions
two
disaster.
down
from
landed
utterly
impossibleto
was
inn
one
two
three
work
the cosy
other
the
to
it was
as
struck
to
My
put their rods
never
broken
tel^rams,
intended, the
covering
un-
November
; the smallest
i oz.
varying from
arrived,and
unable
H.,
pool were
one
oz.
every fish without
evening in
was
may
by detailing
memorable
addition
was
longer,we
said
spiritthey attended
In
day.
weight,and
came
you
of
well in
so
readers
my
largest2 lb. 6
extremely fine
any
done
man?"
these, old
grayling
weighingzz
eightlovelytrout
in
brace
something;
have
of the sport of that
lb. 8 oz., the
the
were
visible and
left two
observingthe
to
lb,
i
appeared in sight.
done
; suffice to say that from
a
be
to
the
by
once,
three.
intend
not
the whole
never
H.
on
have
glad you
how
I do
twelve
at
lai^erones
even
West"
exclaimed,
the other
day
tell
71
time."
a
"And
In
four
yourselffortunate
consider
short
could
hour
an
on
he
am
Sportsman.
a
play. Duly netted, he proved
laid beside
he
I
good grayling. That
a
I
of
join us,
as
he
had
princeof dry flyfishers
byGoo^lf
our
as
that he
intimate
to
"
wandered
the second
and
was
I wished
day, for
and
trout
hole
pen
that
Francis
"
spinner
have
and
has
pencil.
It
termed
gracefully
triumphs,and
it was
on
September day, when,
"
littleabove
the
shall fish
bridge is
the archives
of the club
containingthe
tome
M.
sport.
I
saw
an
a
rod
and
anglerwho
line.
him.
To
else, I
know
angler,so
him
many
no
hazy
and
M.,
remarked
!"
more
A
therein may
shape
of
ponderous
a
a
be found
happy day's
then, for the firsttime,
anything he
one
liked with
in my
men
many
with half the
time,
sweet
is a
privilege.It
allowed
providence made
within the past
him
and
only by
was
to
if for
pleasure,and
a
that
that I have
was
and
is
know
I
so
Red-
sportsmanlikefeelings,
possessed
acquaintanceof
that
"
as
it
fishinghut, the crystal
never
the
H.
the
met
thankful
am
below
H.
and
more,
do
made
of
no
could
I have
true
or
disposition,
with
details of many
truthfully
say
can
shallow
last time
in the
joinedus,
soon
depicted with
author,
company
lavingits very steps, and
stream
born
in
the
one
bridgeitself,
the old
us
chance
about
him, achieved
up his line for the
pathetically,I
but I
the
on
Francis, angler and
has
he reeled
was
greet
good fish,
up
been
often
so
Several
showing
in
day
morning of
the
on
rest.
a
to
give the flya
to
were
grayling,
Sheep Bridge,which
both
littlesunshine
a
the
spend
to
leisurely
upstream
let the hatch
both
Sportsman.
a
coming
was
There
company.
we
by
of
Recollections
"J2
witness
me
a
thirty
years
others
the
thing
no-
whom
to
intercession
his marvellous
byG":)o^lt
"
Recollections
of
which
he
steeplecast," by
towering hke
line
shoot
thing
a
of life.
left-handed
then
; then
under
his
This
Hampshire
Ashing
M.
on
would
without
then
the last
It is not
the
7th
On
then
saw
the
the
fish
opinionthat
1 had
2
lb.,I
will go
we
"
third swim.
the
yet
at
Horsbridge,
evening and
seen
think."
such
the
angler sees
an
6 lb. 9 oz.,'but
the case,
was
Pool
on
one
the
on
and
upstream
the
over,
was
and
try with
and
spot where
I hooked
fifth,"
when
morning,
next
more
H., standing on
turn
he
Mill
the
stand
my
1891,
Just have
"
grand sport on
at
two
the details.
:
Taking
better.
respectively.
memorable
long life that
a
November,
arrivingat
and
worm,
our
landed
oz.
littleinn
clean
Of
the
H.
lb. 3
graylingweighing
two
remarked
H.
in
often
of
z
to
day.
are
briefly
these
in the
and
oz.
rail ; another
by
home
10
else.
said
less
fish,I couldn't, and
and
capture of
the
not
day,
; and
Yorkshire
anything
second
feat
same
flyfloating
perfectly.
from
the
rustic tea
a
going
the
his back
the
case
then
it floats Uke
when
flybehind
the
worth
see,
air,and
performed
in each
1^,
i lb.
goodly grayling,
Then
he
threw
was
to
in the
the stream,
Then
73
keep twenty yards of
can
corkscrew
a
midge-flyacross
a
Sportsman.
a
fish
I had
the
fly."
such
something heavy
the
I
weir
beam,
expressed my
something largerthan
anything
hp nonchalantlyremarked, "About
I
do nothing
literally
for
thought differently,
with
him.
For
fullyten
I could
minutes
byGoO^lf
Recollections
74
he
kept
over
on
"
Sportsman.
a
quite out
the top revealed
No
"
his
what
is the
roll
a
splendidproportions.
Did
"
triumphantly,
attemptingto
but did
was,
I
"
companion.
he
then
you
"
use
said my
and
sight,
of
Now, then," I exclaimed
that ?
see
float
the
of
when
saw
wish
not
biggestgraylingI
deceive
have
to
any
you
hooked
unnerve
ever
longer,"
you
seen
him
He
you.
; now
do
take
of the
struggle
care."
minutes
Twenty
tackle
fragile
the
had
we
wall
to
below
water,
resort
the
he
I did
H., and
weigh ?
"
for the
the
came
The
balance
fullyhalf
for
a
beautiful
that the
to
and
I
above
"
landed
an
sat
we
hour.
nearlyembraced
him
we
on
above
try for
one
floated down
of them,
but
"
Now
After
sode
epi-
the
smoking
proceeded upstream
Just above
it we
could
sucking down
large fish leisurely
eddy
he
oz.
water.
the weir beam
Island,
shallow,and
gravelly
does
3 lb. 9
that
on
on
Then
the bank.
"What
question
of
voyage
depositedon
I believe
in the
the spot, and
another
on
the
on
deep
net
proclaimed
spot called the Boot
four
the
off
give way,
lay down
H.
capture of the three-pounder !
described
me
lifted out
say.
and
fish towards
start
largestgraylingever
the
or
to
afraid that
was
chafed
sank
and
led the
I cannot
I
ever.
strategy;
weir
was
then
as
the end
become
to
about
was
discoveryhe
AVhat
would
graduallyI
justas
to
far off
apparentlyas
was
so
passed,and
to
I
them.
was
see
a
three
every insect
H.
wanted
simplylaughed
at
byGl.)*.)'^
Recollections
the
"
idea, and
Sportsman.
a
gold-ribbedhare's ear,"and
he
did
The
fish
naturals
throw.
as
though
train,and
and
Up
I after him
going under
a
graylingof
Alas
!
foot
with
Club
the
and
fish
have
a
justone
of
the
net.
like
Over
netted
express
an
hedges
two
fish
the
him,
a
shall I tread
for
the first of
on
ceased
always remain
shall
beyond
to
a
paid
green
the age
always remember
Mill, "
Boot
was
handsome
weight.
visits that I have
if I live
lot,
next
the
banks
of
exist,the
Island," and
to
whole
that district
spot in my
allotted
the
to
hatch
that
that
January, 1893,
The
ever,
will,howand
memory,
the life of man,
hole
memorable
at
the
length
having been purchased by the StockbridgeClub.
two
little
novelty. The
a
then, just as
bridge,I
more
gloriousstream,
Houghton
quite
tumbled
3 lb.
no
bi^est
the
came
have
to
rushing downstream
was
stile we
a
takingthe
they would
him
prevailedon
fly was
the
H.
moment
I
a
tantalizing.
After, perhaps,twenty casts, H. got
disgusted,but
more
mount
them, which
most
was
artificial
before^the
justas
to
float it over
result
75
put down, but continued
not
were
of.
none
bit
perfection.The
to
him
prevailedon
last I
at
of
I
Houghton
November
day-
by
Christmastide
the
among
Grayling.
"yHERE
are
great
a
keen
their
favourite
tints
of
after
of
of
chill
is laid
aside
swallows
are
Now,
in
its
sultry
and
to
garb
Of
summer.
so
the
search
of
sang
the
admire
like
more
in the
to
icicles
depending
trout
of the
very
of
from
our
pure
different
large
boughs
of
of
and
plied
in
but
j
towns
and
the
trees
or
art
place
in
you
ling
spark-
black
the
"
ferent
difare
snow,
the
a
or
ferns
your
their
white
to
the
spring
flowers,
you
until
beautiful
are
mosses,
rod
eaves.
as
verdant
wild
as
the
beauties
leaves,
you
surface
streets
its
many-hued
diamonds"
found
the
the
then
quite
soon
mantle
again
is
turesque
pic-
as
white
among
country
course,
keen-eyed
the
hand
it is in
green
the
are
which
once
as
first
winter,
of
in
of
green
but
autumn,
taken
the
mind,
my
winter's
birds
can
not
tender
the
the
approach
twittering
kind"
gone,
the
banks
the
correspondingly
the
and
ingly
exceed-
are
as
in
and
in
sets
heralds
snow
in
or
summer
November
long
so
clothed
are
early spring,
foliage
as
sport
rivers
who
anglers
many
slush
sparkling
overhanging
byCt)*.)'^!
Recollections
78
world
last
to
in
"
in
have
the
Monday
took
morning
train
friend
"
Watchet,"
the
higher up
of
have
to
the
on
insisted,in his heartyway,
accepteda
half
in less than
and
were
"
on
of
the
looking
up
tail end
of
into
down
I had
not
put
we
a
an
in fair condition
him
in
also
a
a
together.
I
and
which
about
four
time
me.
Which
when
of
at
feet in
busy playing a
the
"
my
the
graduallyran
I
was
to
work
swims
was
I
right-hand bank,
stream,
yards above
trout, and
he
"
for this class of sport,
few
taken
par-
waders
our
dozen
for
had
company,
I commenced
eddying pool
a
I
joininghim.
fish the
to
long rough
warning, and
bargained
take ?
river,and
made
his house
at
donned
rods
our
elected
the
miles
seven
colour," I remarked
will you
water
good
my
the river.
Just rightheightand
as
a.m.
leavinghome,
him
had
8-25
with
some
my
bear
must
exception.
although
upon
we
to
way
"Watchet"
gave
hour
day
before
justto
tea
an
our
companion,
side
of
cup
ale,"
and
at
I arrived
meal
square
cakes
being no
Wharfe,
When
myself
Everything
a
at
following
one
last,and
at
breakfast,and
at
good
a
arrived
valley.
him
I found
"
of
festivities
Pool
at
the
fragrantweed.
end, Christmas
an
I settled
and
Day
But
adjuncts.
readiness,and
consumption
the
Scotch," and
Sportsman.
a
necessary
spend Christmas
to
assistingat
I
these
procure
everythingwas
down
of
depth.
little float
the
6 oz.
year.
I
trout,
had
not
however, and threw
The
beginning
to
next
get
fish
was
impatient,
byGl.)*.)'^
Recollections
there
when
the
next
white
he
"Your
escape.
remarked,
the word
to
my
your
first fish.) Five
my
basket
This
not
was
I fished the
This
drew
I will
next
the
to
hour
an
above
not
exactly9J
caringto
weary
readers
my
day's sport,
o'clock
lbs.
I continued
I had
I could
fish it
the
long
properly.
river
oppositeside.
twice
time
more
but
most
I
there
up,
well
killed
; but
not
fever for the
to
the
say,
grayling,weighing
twenty
dusk
relatingall
let it suffice
leaking,and
rheumatic
reeled
with
easilyhave
fishinguntil
stockingswere
grayling,I
waste
is a
crossingthe
from
of
reposing in
which
to
after
health
onwards.
three
of
half
stream
not
details of that
attack
drink
suiting
of Glenlivet
taste
blank, although I fished it down
proceeded
at
small
a
start,and
bad
a
and
carefully,
that
and
eventually,
good graylingwere
requiringabout
one,
him
I left that first stream,
before
crystal
one," I
I took
from
in the
good health, number
(Mem .^Always
flask.
down
milk-
and
efTorts to
I basketed
as
action
the
silverysides
the
fro in his vain
and
to
very
under
bending
plainly,
deep
darted
79
graylingbite, and
was
1^lb. fish,whose
a
as
rod
my
bellyshowed
water,
Sportsman.
a
unmistakable
an
moment
of
weight
was
of
had
more,
I found
my
caringto
risk
sake
of
satisfied with my
a
few
ding
waan
more
first day's
sport.
"
but
Watchett
the
reason
the shallower
"
had
was
water,
not
quite such
apparent, he
owing
to
a
a
successful
having only
fear of
day,
fished
contractingan
byGoOglf
Recollections
8o
rheumatism
of
of the
streams, which
much
I
were
space
memorable
Saturday were
of
One
which
I have
by
me
minnow
never
seen
he asked
and
the
have
been
swim
the
for
me
fast in
was
when
I
half
a
stira fish
least
at
forward
Mr.
to
operations.
little
very
and
there
provBj
3
and
p.m.)I
For
after
the
I
but
by
had
about
the
some
time
1 1
my
next
o'clock
that
9 lb. of
a.m.
9-30
when
must
I
few
a
came
swims
justlanding
was
him,
my
and
bank.
having
a
he watching
fishing,
half
doing,beyond picking up
;
I chose
coming along the
meet
little conversation, I resumed
my
where
M.
would
anywhere, and
hour,
an
had
I would
short time.
pounder, which
caught sightof
walking
After
a
fishingabout
perfectlooking stream,
a
day
he
and, if possible,
water,
fishingfor
what
upon
he
;
and
grayling,
for
worm
know
not
given to
known
ever
commenced
I could
start
been
is,perhaps, the best clear
have
watch
Friday, and
At
I
fish his
scribe
de-
permission to fish,to
had
previously,
I
let him
to
me
down
come
fisher
anyone
to
come
alluded
to
and
them.
place on
tickets of
gentleman, who
a
water
the
three
the
took
days'
Friday
the
I will attempt
days
which
events
six
myself by
content
as
too
occupy
entire
the
but
them,
I killed
where
It would
describe
to
deep portion
the
place
fish.
of
summary
the
the
I will therefore
and
proceedings,
giving a
waded
was
greater part of my
the
Sportsman.
a
if he
attack
to
of
hour
a
sport
there
stray fish here
began
friend left me
graylingin
was
my
to
im-
(about
creel.
byGt)t.)^lf
Recollections
At
time
the
tail end
of
named
said,
"
trout
fishing."
and
in the
good
me
of
direction
of
luck
bid
like
day
about
when
care."
walked
Mr.
M,
rapidlyaway
to
me
be
this," he
escape
I'll take
Ilkley,leaving
good
me
It wouldn't
narrow
and
fishingthe
warning
"
a
a
many
"
wished
then
he
bottom.
right,"I replied,
All
"
word
ducking
a
had
I have
and
stream,
81
in
engaged
was
of the
pleasant to get
very
SporUman.
a
parting
a
me
nature
uneven
I
long rough
a
day, giving
the
of
resume
my
fishing.
All
which
went
well
time
other
in my
going to
prove
keeping
my
stream,
I
for the
fixed upon
stumbled
over
This
9 lb. of
before
I
tune
be
to
but
dea
how
them
1
froze
n
I
eter
on
I
a
b
say
in
k
"
four
feet
of
a
have
and''
creel,con-
,
'
my
"
neck,'
1
was
water.
when
ever
been
for
the
had
venturing
the
"
dangerous piece of
able
eventuallyregained
of
in the
rock
Robinson
Jack
onths, they will be
leaned
of
in
once,
float out
wooden
my
at
was
,
upon
had
all
laigepiece
panions
com-
that it
grayhng, to slinground
mmersed,
nter
; but
small
my
a
readers
my
ell
too
the
an
of
think
to
day
caused
could
flounderingabout
If any
began
real red-letter
fell forwards.
and
I
creel,and
a
minutes, during
twenty
graylinghad joined their
two
eye
tainingover
next
below
terra
I felt
support
wisely
not
ice
"
'"
during
form
some
The
firma.
freezingpoint
temporary
river
to
misfor-
all
day,
against the
completely paralysed.
byGoO^lf
82
of
Recollections
If
had
anyone
have
walked
Francis
he
from
which
a
had
only
or
bank
into
to
empty
field.
"Hotel, where
to
use
a
me
I
and
of
It
blood, and
to
climb
that
the
next
doors
was
able
myself
was-
make
to
divest
the
did
hospitable
to
Half
of
the
myself
of
with
thoroughly
borrowed
in
up
I
maining,
re-
soon
my
I
a
mj-
portion
swallowed.
thing
I
brandy,
the
don
must
in
go.
Yorkshire
common
had
greater
ever
great
I
could
as
fast
when
pint
a
able
clothes, rub
rough towels,
warm
over
of
first
hard
within
me
half-frozen
my
the
was
The
Ilkley as
saw
Crescent
and
wading stockings,and
my
hour
an
I
had
him,
half
about
circulation
minutes
how
stuck
he
fortunatelyI
immediately
the
the
for
tracks
this I
four,
three
over
two,
or
Mr.
scribed
graphically de-
he
feeling crept
sip
a
restore
to
came
containing
had
and
began
that
late
Cornwall,
position
position. Very
flask
a
in
awkward
similar
very
my
pocket
I
fear
not
articles, recounts
extricating himself;
the
realised
his
of
one
could
The
moment.
shooting snipe
difficulty in
confess
in
that
at
I
fiftypounds
me
when
bog,
a
yard
a
Francis,
once,
in
offered
Sporlsman.
a
suit, which,
"
phrase,
fit where
it
touched."
For
the
smoke
assembled,
I
came
At
were
succeeding
the
where
room,
and
in for
length
a
my
good
the
three
readers
can
modicum
and
hours
fairlygood
a
landlady
perfectlydry,
four
or
upon
sat
in.
were
it that
chaff.
announced
then
company
depend
of
I
only
that
did
my
it
clothes
begin
to-
Recollections
dawn
would
"
be
not
that
rough," hurl
it would
faced,
come
by
"
train,and
but
"
then
the
cara
sposa makes
for
we
made
; but
experienced a
out,
smoking
the oration
to
my
my
coincidingwith
said
as
a
until
pipe
no
with
all she
I
had
knocked
were
that
events
hour
an
knew
that
simply sat
fire,and
retired
out,
to
it
when
prophecy
the ashes
said,and
the
many
of
I
I
angling,
to
for half
the aforesaid
I arose,
seldom
course
the
you."
as
point many,
the
of
for
tone
adverse
avail,so
in front
would
clothes
my
It is very
that
from
fell into
joyous time.
of
You
"
you
careless
be
to
domicile.
expected,and
be
finished
demise,
on
most
explanationwould
good-night,
tea
remarks
any
I had
friends
waited
we
this occasion
on
had
you
burst.
storm
home
danger
my
"
wait
compact
a
exactly as
ran
I
the
well that
very
unfortunatelyI
obliged to
And
ago
against
wife,lookingup
my
reading;
;
was
my
later entered
was
assume
years
would
hour's dissertation
knew
new
bid
I
remarked
the 4-20
river,and
W.
being brought
me
this
7-30
she
she
"
Yes, dear," I replied,in
could
half
a
up
in
day
about
late.Max,"
book
Mrs.
of invectives
manner
that
some
half hour
the
troubles
my
extremely probable
adventure
wind
However,
so
home
85
of going fishing
in winter,with
insanity
end
some
are
all
declaration
drowned."
I reached
my
sport, and
the
solemn
and
of
up
upon
Sportsman.
a
end, for it was
an
hearing
beloved
a
at
upon
cut
my
that when
me
upon
of
tive
rela-
quite
bed.
byGoO^lf
of
Recollections
$4
The
day
next
accordingly I joined
proceed
to
been
had
him
very
severe
eventualljlanded, and
at the
door
time since
of the
we
had
Throughout
inn, we
bv the 8 25
frobt
both
our
times
lines,and
the
meshes
after
were
Station
of the
using our
a
day
ice which
when
rods
a
long
morning.
we
were
tinually
con-
accumulated
landing nets
completelymade
we
together
it was
cold
to
There
train
agreed that
engaged in thawing the
on
our
Tan-
it
Helhwell, and
overnight,and
putting
were
whole
G
Arthington
at
experiencedsuch
the
spend
to
fnend,
ni\
destination
our
a
promised
Yore, with
the
field,on
I had
Sportsman.
a
up
several
with
ice,
byCtJD'.^l
Recolledions
86
December
On
order
owing
to
28th
the
of
Sportsman.
a
and
29th the
of
presence
I believe the result would
One
or
thing
other
is very
the
rule, much
be
because
that such
graylingfound
the feed
the
is
not
water
the
melted
in the
those
is better ?
is purer,
It
because
still.
reason
some
from
of
wise
other-
better
Wharfe
taken
out
was
snow,
been
have
certain,viz.,that for
largerthan
Is it because
river
are,
the
as
Yore.
certainlycannot
it is well known
case.
by
a
An
Holiday
August
Youthful
DANK
if
not
that
the
This
of
attendant
I
down
went
place.
In
by
one
under
informed
of
had
been
the
first
it
country
be
also
good
a
which
fact, but
transpired
touched,
instance,
bag
that
because
and
Bank
a
containing
he
miseries
it is
generally
I made
various
porter
consequently
not
matters
a
toilet
duly
was
again
stationmaster's
was
from
abiding
my
enquiring
upon
the
; a
fray early
driving
be
to
length
Holiday,
everything.
seat
more,
the
escape
football,
is
carriage
the
the
a
was
or
start
the
morning,
Sunday
on
for
ready
to
once
preserved
a
travelling on
upon
leaving
requisites
Tuesday
it upon
racing, cricket,
that
the
round
come
to
and
Tanfield,
to
conceded
wishing
early
Melmerby
and
at
being
probably
reason
had
spend
to
morning,
usually
bad
carnival
and
Yore,
predecessors
two
settled
more
popular,
as
best.
decided
Monday
on
is
annual
I had
the
the
quite
now
its
than
Whitsuntide,
its very
is
August
so,
weather
looking
and
more
and
Easter
a
Enthusiast.
in
Holiday
with
on
dignity
referred
to
in
remained
byGoo^lf
'88
Recolleitions
in statu
these
The
quo.
especiallyif
importance of
is
masters
their station
However
"Junction."
Sportsman.
a
of
sense
station
country
of
be
quite overpowering,
by, the
exalted
the
of
some
bag
turned
title of
week
a
up
later.
What
a
charming
old church
and
barley,and
oats,
the
rustic
August
emerald
sun
wild
meadow
Jackson,
the
the
round
sweet
you
will be
the
comforting
ready
which
dead
a
as
made
I
was
state
clear
not
on
of
suckle
honey-
view
of the
of
door
John
of that
gentlemen,
expect,"were
prove
the
unacceptable.
familiar
crystal here
faintest
sharp plop
announced
couple ol patriarchalchub
of
think
to
us
of the river with
as
palepink
worthy hostess,
cause
the
graylmg
a
the
and
low
surface, while
trout
would
by
appetisingodour
an
certainlydid
later and
hour
eat, I
the
in
Fly Fisher";
"Now,
something to
influence
home
the
at
its fine
moss-covered
"Practical
Arras.
with
little breakfast
rismg
a
for
a
the
pull up
we
Bruce
ham
bridge examining
of
the
the
get
we
over
Kendall, greeted us, and
An
a
of
words
fried home-fed
"
sweet-
shut
redolent
Mill,the former
and
the
anglers'home,
; now
it tumbles
author
corner,
and
rose,
boulders, past Tanfield
eye
the
almost
again
now
;
sparklingriver,as
a
the
fields of wheat,
on
vicarage,
past
ripeningrapidlyunder
of the
and
that
through
foliageor by hedges brightwith
blossoms
Mrs.
had
we
lanes, through picturesque
Wath, with
scented
of
drive
old
the
were
critical
a
and
dimple
stone
on
there
the
presence
truising
byCtJD'.^l
Recollections
about
them
buttress of the
the
in the
of
way
by
the
that
a
youth
provender that
I
current.
I did
remained
but
cannot
of
some
that the
that is
Sportsman.
a
not
was
see
twelve
fish
so
intent
upon
by being
thirteen
case
on
me,
"
and
accosted
who
summers,
risingwell.
to
vations
obser-
my
approach
startled
or
down
brought
was
anyone
were
generallythe
8^
bridge,pickingup anylhing
consequentlysomewhat
was
by
of
They
Sundays, when
fish,"I replied.
by
are,
one
Rerolkctions
-90
"I
my
the
saw
Now, ifthere is
it is for
during
matters
one
youths
wheeled
-a
lake
the
round
admire
of
one
"
him, and
here
?
He
he
had
angling ramble
in my
mind
own
so
there
to
dib
to
fish the
with
that
pursue,
I
third
at
awkward
which
was
that
roses.
to
courses
four
o'clock
fresh
beautifully
chopping wind
I felt
sure
I mistaken.
would
At
I should
here
my
verj' first
would
state
be
clear
not
there
at
all
The
was
an
like,and
operations.
cast
I
I
told
at
saw
my
to
ing
morn-
water.
anythingbut
that
water
leading
lane
club's
that I did
finest of
Monday
clear,but
impede
the
anglingthat day
and
second
I decided
the
part of the Tanfield
less,
use-
the first
"
the
to
the
on
we
my
to
; the
one
walking briskly down
was
me
on
recourse
the
on
next
the bushes
was
were
quite decided
to
open
have
recognised
brings you
be
upstream
latter
I
me
flyfishingwould
minnow
the lower
was
I had
natural
was
village. Before
morrow.
flybehind
and
the
He
his mother
and
I
so
height,with
; then
accompany
three
fishing. The
worm
air
the
were
the
he
; this
right sort,"
to
natural
tackle; and,
to
arranged
on
angling
their lives
Julian,what
holiday in
short
in
medium
smile
explained that
-spendinga
parted
winning
a
exclaimed, "Why,
"
another,
leisurely
surveyed him.
and
and
of
early?"
than
interest
the
lad of
brightintelligent-looking
fearless eyes
rather
more
real
a
yesterday,"
water
it not
early portion
evidently
was
; "is
thingI
to
the
on
continued
one
Sportsman.
a
fog black
friend
young
of
a
Nor
once
t"ed of
young
byG":)onlt'
Recollections
that he
fnend
the
at
me
had
better
Bruce
and
friend
then
from
and
almost
was
the
found
startingplace.
that
the
wind
that to throw
gale,so
only the weight of
good
last I
each
on
fish,I
to
side.
each
I
of
had
a
and
killed
four
nice
pound.
never
this I
I did
another
very
five o'clock
could
strongish
nice shallow
I threw
short
of time
space
losing several
here
and
there,
I did
told him
the
that
I
the morrow,
me.
nicehalf
over
he
before, and
way
this,or why
on
the middle
delighted;
that
accompany
At
with fourteen
was
day'sfishingon
in anything
one.
a
them, however, being
FinallyI
of
in many
and
a
fish, besides
killed in
trout
overwhelming.
if he liked he
of
a
little enthusiast
My
seen
and
centre
in
a
work
a
ghost of
kept gettingone
at
up
none
questionswhy
have
the
to
experiencecontained
the
saw
last,
at
were
long gravellylength with
of me,
until I finished
to
never
side
trout,
from
Wading cautiouslyup
After
others.
sized
I knew
running down
stream
"
which
streams,
came
was
fish
we
gut with
gossamer
the
Moreover,
a
"
until
almost
end
the
at
us
Leeds, and
increased
yards of
worm
of
wait
accommodating humour,
an
amount
any
a
labour.
considerable
but
three
hearty
arrived there
We
had
A
from
to
in,
went
four
excited
too
then
bar.
were
Scarborough, another
Julian,who
reached
There
start.
a
in the
meet
I killed
o'clock.
time, and
me
91
early,but
too
nine
breakfast
findingJulianwaiting for
meal
rise
not
about
Arms
nice fish before
four
of a Sportsman.
other
a
had
his
were
going
was
and
that
My Scarborough
byGoO^lf
Recollections
92
friend
returned
friend had
morrow,
so
been
to
ahead
of us,
traversed
the
on
affairs was,
In
the very
got
good
'
risingfish
water
trimming
rat
bough
attracted
his
dissertation
the
it
and
upon
the water,
I
angler,one
long, and
be
so
day
he
who
as
and
put
drew
his
whiskers
mind;
Achates
After
next
into
havoc
whom
cares
he
is
only wandered
a
the
he
the
asked
me,
from
my
flies
their
young
my
a
real born
never
be
making of
little what
fry of
the
examined
to
catchingfish.
once
ouzel
learned
a
among
day'sfishingcan
but
a
hanging
over-
water
perfectlydelighted with
saw
a
bird,expressinghis
and, bringingthem
I
was
the
a
entered
that
it
now
under
tree;
he
on
me
attention, then
my
habits of that
in him
to
long
he
played great
was
companion;
of
hawthorn
grayling.
trout
names.
a
frame
notice, and
that
opinion
of
on
fish,and
two
ran
fectly
per-
possible.
now
capitalstart,
of
was
myself. My youthful Ftdus
which
to
I
had
we
condition
different ; the air
I entered
a
anglers were
ground
casting was
observant
most
a
was
with
terms
in
was
The
accurate
This
one.
several
previous day.
way
two
or
had intended
We
trout.
the
first stream
the
on
hour
an
to
our
however, very
and
stili,
for
hearing that
wended
we
started off
I
fishingalone
but
the
a.m.
9-30
had killed four
fish upstream,
Leeds
my
perch fishingexpeditionon
a
at
out
and
previously,
evening, and
Julian and
young
Tuesday morning
I had
Sports/nan.
a
that
home
arranged
of
the weather
During
too
may
the whole
side,and
then
it
byCtJD^If
Recollections
94
will express
as
a
time
summer's
become
of Yorkshire
a
hope
that
day: and
an
may
of
a
your
that
Sportsman.
future may
you
angler of which
be
may
the
be
in the
good
as
bright
fulness of
old
proud.
by
county
Day
November
A
I T
was
a
cold
damp
when
November,
from
North
in
Hawes,
Leeds
grayling
the
the
weather
rivers
the
to
end,
an
and
I knew
was
an
to
rain
nasty
as
before
making
and
at
saw
the
assist
"It
"
me
that
day
upon
way
my
the
I
up
river
expected,
had
of
I determined
journey.
my
cheerful
the
came
chance
voice
platform lighting
to
days
still there
a
fine
on
the
hours,
twenty-four
was
a
and
frost
;
vious
pre-
sharp
"
three
the
the
at
village.
at
I
turned
hearing
down
come
my
pipe,
my
professional angler, who,
was
to
luggage.
my
is, Jimmy,"
Just right, sir.
the
about
the
off
set
thither
turn
a
certainty
give
to
at
days,
upon
a
night, sir," spoke
that
with
day
was
station
perfect
clear
for
of
fortnight
a
but
fixed
accordingly
Blades,
inn
having
simply
;
middle
journeyed
For
incessantly
as
I stood
elbow,
of
been
flood
a
and
down,
A
"
having
I had
fell
that
it, and
little
by bright
that
one
risk
the
right height
intervening
running
reached
had
succeeded
the
the
intention
frosty nights,
before
about
following day.
the
exactly
evening,
Yorkshire,
with
on
I
Yore.
the
on
I
I have
replied;
been
out
"how
all
is
the
to-day,
and
river?'"
killed
byCt)*.)'^!
ReO}lkctio7is
")6
thirteen
four
beauties
o'clock
it
partakingof
fun
waxed
if
own
Shepherd
"
so
his boon
other
of
terminated
a
the
narrative
and
told
by
anglers,
piscatorial
the
"
in the
held
Ettrick
able
memor-
the
landlord
was
being
bid fair
which
last, and
at
came
which
outside
1 went
predecessors.
the
mented
aug-
have
certainly
weather, and, greatly to
mist
had
cleared
with
abruptly
related
by
of
them
to
spect
in-
delight,found
my
and
away
an
eclipseany
to
,
that
when,
was
ardent
companions
that fact from
W
the
tea,
Ambrosianse."
intimation
its
and
;
company
furious,while
Closing time, however,
Matthew
doing
pittedagainstthose
and
morrow
to-
substantial Yorkshire
related would
were
that
drooping spirits
; a
my
latter,the
the
I think
good day."
towards
fast and
Noctes
"
real
arrival of several
the
narratives that
their
a
I left off at
when
;
settlingfast,and
was
stillfurther
by
the
maggot
and
bladingfire,
contributed
after
Sportsman.
a
aroused
intelligence
room,
cosy
the
will have
you
This
with
of
the
stars
were
shiningbrightly.
"
Now
o'clock
eight
All
walked
The
I walked
to
ihe
right,sir
brisklyup
next
day
don't
we
a
later than
moment
; no
forgetthe
he
pared
pre-
worms."
his
fear," was
reply,as
he
the street.
was
fine,and
the fields behind
down
river
not
morning," I said,as
to-morrow
depart,"and
to
"
remember, Blades,
could
see
that
as
my
companion
the hotel
it was
on
our
just about
and
way
the
byGooglf
Recollections
r^ht
level.
just above
We
the
tackle,and
and
and
worm,
I should
me
that side
from
bite?
think
"1
down
the
of
I should
rod
try the
and
Hardrow,
river,and
with
no
watching
was
if it was
asked
so," I replied,"but
Blades
float moved
my
sharply,but
1 struck
angler from
Corry,an
alternately
wading
was
the third swim
slightly
sideways,and
Mr.
I
that
state
About
not.
was
here
them
stream
a
the maggot.
companion
my
take
arranged that
then
we
in
long in adjusting my
not
was
97
to commence
then
and
village,
I
Sportsman.
a
decided
had
the river.
down
of
shall
we
a
soon
see."
Once
the
more
again gave
the spot, and
turn
of the
first
capture.
wrist,and
graylingfaint
A
watch
this half
there, and
"depths
to
retiring
"on
his
the
to
at
the
and
pannier.
looking down
-engaged
with
a
I cast
with
I do
I
Just
liberty. Here,
in the
crystal
salmon,
the river ; but
an
now
he
is
admiring glance
purple and
green
tints,
black, before I consign
so
the river I observe
another.
his
?
so
says
miniature
of
with
As
gentle
the surface of the water,
on
last,and
there
A
proclaimed the
about
darts
bottom
sides,shot
silvery
the
Who
!
line like
at
net
spotted here
him
hearted
pounder fightfor
out
sulk
rod
bending
rollingover
running
safelyin
a
slightindication.
a
everywhere he
now
"
now
tiny,red-tippedfloat approached
basket
I hear
a
shout, and
that Blades
other
two
is
busily
nice fish
byGoo^lf
Reci'lkctiims
gS
before
I
leave
Mr.
whereupon
home
the
for
nf
in
stream
rod,
own
which
remarks
Corry
his
Sportsman.
a
I
that
commenced,
shall
he
as
they
appear
a
rough
one
go
in the
be
to
up-
humour.
The
next
willoH's
some
over
some
it I get
Mr.
down
as
the
to
the
have
it, 1
below
.stream
fence
other
the
at
a
At
the
head
deepens
the
is
bar
a
swirly hole,
nothing
river,and,
in
the
over
field
a
of
it
but
shallow,
mine.
gradually
of
golden gravel, terminating
is
the
which
abiding place
the
stont
over
way
particular favourite
a
further
themselves
my
scene
basketed
the
spans
make
it is somewhat
over
do
road, get
side, and
the
upon
had
located
cross
which
stream
to
which
I fish
touch.
a
Bkdes
I
nice
a
then
having
arrived
has
bridge
stone
tail into
fish,and
without
maggot.
companions
my
8-oz.
under
running
the
at
operations,and
with
more
another
Corry
commenced
one
out
likelywater
ver)*
Meantime
and
widening
and
From
pool.
is
stream
of
in
a
a
many
goodly grayling.
Wading
throw
bait
my
shoulders
play
it into
him
the
water,
the
hold
liber
et
rebait.
in
for
into the
striking,I
upon
I
gently
the
am
of the
edge
goes
that
I have
hooked
as
leading
not
him
suddenly gives,and
exuUans.
I
lose
I
other
make
two
up
Sa/ma
a
fish
a
disturb
to
to
tidy fish.
the
the
net, when
retires
remark,
basket
of
rest
thymallm
forcible
and
soon
float,and,
the
; down
find
which
stream,
eddy
carefully,.so
and
distance, I carefully
short
a
and
another
RecolUctioits
before
that
"
from
tells
conclude
has
that
under
has
will
worm
comes
is Useless
for
but, as
see
our
caught
a
I
landed
had
large trout,
interval succeeds,
even
bite.
a
mile
i
then
C. has
work
to
Just below
the
one
for
grayling.
up
by
which
two
we
first swim
the
fish
down
certain
;
wend
Blades
largestgrayling
i
lb.
of
A
us
long
get
can
for about
stream
a
short
a
after which
man,
ran
a
stream,
the
feet in
usuallyto
edge
at
standing;
were
a
pipe,
of
be
this
but
which
the
at
stream
is
a
side
of
the
far
broken
beautiful
found.
had
we
depth, and
rocks into several
are
which
under
It is shallow
three
to
moss-covered
in which
the
neither
fence
stone
noted
it will be
depend
again.
fresco lunch
side
to
suspend operations for
al
at
therefore
Here
stream.
down
gone
our
ri\er
I
surface,we
trifle under
a
"
eaten
the
the
I killed
and
refresh the inner
period and
and
next
duiing which
therefore
we
the
far
so
now,
it is excellent
flyfishing
For
to
and
to
under
fishing,
except
on
nothingstirring
onwards
way
fish up
escapes.
long stretch of deep water,
worm
of the water.
I hook
corner
best bait
the
I
short time,
very
the
a
seen
be
a
conditions
we
a
willows and
some
not
Here
depth.
nothing further.
done
this
After
which
rushes
that he
me
Blades
on.
roughish, narrow
in
round
comes
gg
the river,so
cross
a
inches
eighteen
another, which
that
shore"
the
just as friend C.
He
then
four nice fish in
ile,"killing
strike
and
fish
about
stream,
Sportsman.
a
that stream, and
I leave
I may
of
eddies,
The
very
produced
a
byGoO^lf
Recollections
loo
fish,and
then
result,when
I fished
of
for
the
the
I
had
worm
feel the fish.
and
then
I turned
and
told
fiim that
fishyfriend
fished
back
turned
below
a
the
choice
fine
he
fence
little red
rascal
trifle
times
to
without
imagine
through
the
;
the
fact,had
worm
upon
I should
have
ever
have
drank
the
health
of
me
to
more
The
the best ofthe
a
basket
I
of
or
consisting of
and
not
with
skill.
my
hook
proved
; but
be
to
basketed
that
fish,whose
all the
at
rest
seven
pricked,I
him.
hook
We
not
can-
twice
think
not
all of
capture
put
a
How
worm
I do
all
stream
tackle
put the
not
we
the
tried
the
even
of that November
day, and
he
but,
;
my
last essay,
my
satisfaction than
last hour
evaded
whole
being hooked,
in
again
and
me,
We
three-quarter
pounds.
over
secure
mile
arrivingat
him,
enacted,
back.
way
joined C,
more
secured
graylinga
contrived
once
even
down, givingour
our
and
worm,
not
of
watching
halt, baited my
a
more
whole
I did
another
we
success,
I called
eighth worm
the
for
swim,
once
the
was
upon
total
was
this game
was
together. Upon
cunning
'I"he
river
any
and
go lower
chance
the
with
would
we
float
Blades, who
to
I struck
another
found
more,
four times
another
down
meeting
once
Other
result
spot, the
further
no
float.
rebaited, look
I
striking,
gone
with
the
went
same
disappeared. Upon
the
time
somt
only apparent
worm.
and, exactly in the
Sportsman.
a
suddenly down
immediately, but
loss
of
us
gave
together.
afternoon
proved
four o'clock I reeled up, with
seventeen
grayling. Through
byGl.)*.)'
A
I
fully aware
AM
the
To
have
present
year
with
a
clear
far
for
the
they
and
the
in
There
is
and,
spirits, so
full
of
twenty
some
when
Tanfield,
camera,
smoky
he
armed,
it did
not
I^eds,
the
a
view
that
with
rods
not
take
as
I
long
walked
gently
mise
pre-
is
air of
some
this
I
whom
such
cursion
ex-
an
his
should
nets,
to
the
in
buoyant
so
in
and
to
and
vitality, that
we
me
be
can
comfort
for
He
for
is
sky
the
day
fresh
when
suggested
the
article.
and
younger
revile
acquaintance
Gray.
upon
substantiating
of
this
my
the
regards
pure
enthusiasm
years
for, if
companion
a
as
friend
my
in
of
men
me
east,
as
write
to
select
sooner
I^t
the
blazing lire,
a
novel, and
the
both
with
entered
wrong,
in
not
during
we
variety.
persons
anomalous.
sit before
latest
ramhle
few
are
than
in
wind
I sit down
statement,
that
of
of
comfort
since
altogether
are
retreat,
country
so
sake
long
a
of
to
the
profitably spent,
more
health,
feel
idea
is
(1S95)
number
somewhat
appear
or
that
would
must
Day.
great
a
experienced
newspaper
weather
to
prevailing
the
we
weather
that
title
above
such,
the
Winter's
Charming
you
company,
journey
but
decide.
station,
to
with
a
Even
the
air
byGl.)*.)'^
of
RccoUeciioiis
felt
and
exhilarating,
old
the
leading to
sweep
of frozen
tower
named
xenus.
At
of
the
Arihington I
of
Anyone
country
us
as
Arms
we
familiar
after the
in the
bridge,the
and
looked
coming
of
winter
stood for
a
moment
lane
picturesque
and
hoc
espied
soon
the remainder
chieflyin discussingthe
trout
time
the
history,et
out, and
season.
scepticalabout
all
103
below, the grey old
Marmions
spent
was
the
at
mj' mind
quieklyjoined me,
journey
prospects
pictured in
ri\er above
friend, who
my
I
Sportsmiiii.
a
ought
or
the
to
two
surveyingthe landscape.
The
beauty of
have
been
outside
sky was
the
with
the Bruce
without
byGoO^lf
a
cloud, and
tht
covered
sludge
which
landlord
disfiguredthe
of the
cottage, and
yearlingtrout
him
at
the task
the
in
and
home,
had
top end
of
fullyhatched
fish
out, and
swimming
After
was
that
indeed
to
opened.
food,
to
Wild
feeds
which
expect it.
and
;
the
there
length.
which
should
prepares
I must
say
of
The
fishing. I
a
place as
marked
should
have
a
I have
of
it
as
trout
mence
comwas
special
a
they natural!)'
seen
those
a
more
in
now
with
the
in
that
into
the
them,
least six inches
these
difference
stated
tiny
the
day with
never
at
soon
Fishery
the door
as
than
them
introduction
will take
the
see
perfectlyblack
plenty of
are
found
we
stillattached.
himself, and
seems
to
up
lost, we
watched
soon
twice
that
plish
accom-
rearingpond, and
as
yearlingtrout
water
make
them
he
splendidlot
pond
the surface
come
be
sac
interesting
sightto
an
to
must
the
the
to
found
viz.,Co walk
time
his
to
We
were
we
the
hatcheryand
the Howietoun
fro with
seen,
up
hatcher)-. Here
some
proceeded
we
if
time
from
for
and
to
the
out,
no
for the
recentlyobtained
ova
that
mapped
Hackfall,
immediately started
walk
to
at
ova
We
been
rearingpond.
the
knowing
we
Leeds.
negativefrom
decided
we
inspectthe
the
the
black
the
to
of
streets
any
which
snow,
river watcher, had
Bruce,
then
white
the pure
receivinga replyin
upon
without
different,indeed,
"
the
inquired if \\'ild,
and
but
brightly,
upon
ground
the
Sporlsmati.
a
slione
sun
influence
perceptible
the
of
Reciilkctions
I04
the
in
river,
ice clears awa)-,
the way
before
we
of trout
left the
byCtJD'.^lc
Recollections
took
bridgewe
of the
point
from
takenakin
At
to
fit of
a
curious
this
in
of
Robert
in
C'..,
to
well
Wild's
cross
a
the
on
and
it
to
came
were
that within
pass
all three
of
before
with
violent
a
And
us.
desire
of the
house, so,
out
trooped
we
Wild
as
now
"
as
Mr.
a
appeared),and
to
the fore ; he
rather
me
at
hand, and
when
of
way, that
a
then
to
I
a
G.
he
take
a
shouldered
vigour.
pint of
nothing else
would
Mackley, his
wife and
humble
directed
us
how
in host
imbued
in front
him,
satisfy
as
servant,
to
Thus.
of time
suddenly
vanished
the
home-brewed
familygroup
your
I
might
we
short space
was
"
little refreshment.
renewed
very
with
parently
ap-
of what
box
comfortablyensconced
us
a
his exertions
mind
and
had
(whose indisposition
it
to
upon
have
plateboxwith
the
Mackley's ingle nook,
ale
kind
ice and
something
my
dawned
casual
of them
dry plates." Suddenly
"
close
was
to
huge
a
beamed,
face'positively
camera
we
his attack
view
was.
previouslybeen
had
and
camera
and
icicles depending
with
appeared
he
sented
pre-
camera
a
owing
perspiration,
Mackley's
hinted
The
taken
was
which
ague,
of scenery
large
of
group
photf^raphers term
cause
glimpse
Mickley Weir,
and
requisition,
coincidence, as
beheve
as
a
into
carrying the
the
was
point Wild
bathed
in
reached
we
dripping rock.
a
called
more
once
a
Tower.
itself until
that
105.
and
strikingbit
particularly
other
above
Sportsman.
a
view of the river above
a
Marmion
No
of
pose
daughter.
suddenly
(j.
wa*
ourselves
byGoo^lf
Recollections
io6
in
on
pleasingaspect
a
the
"ulty, as
but the
operator
in the sternest
readj,
all of
struck
the
off four
Mackley
iis
It
was
had
we
to
deep
once
is^hts
the
uill be
we
me
"he
is
the negative
before
he
down
had
therefore,
are,
forwarded
handed
were
informed
broken
two
then,
lens, we
himself
or
1 hese
mid-day,and
to
to
Mr
postent)
the
frozen
in
longsettle
to
Mickley Weir
is
proceeded up
was
covered
of
I instituted
bank,
of persons
a
on
thick
heart
black
ice
of anyone
being provided
series of slides,and
a
couple of
AVild
who
Not
the
long distance of
a
the
skating.
proceeded
we
with
gladdened
the river for
touching the
harrowingtales
my
the
inclined
seemed
kitchen, but I, on
so
art
skates, G. and
Wild
the
make
river and
guns,
have
the
suggested mildlythat
I
HackfalL
to
way
would
the
recross
Above
to
has
cat,
impressions
water, which
devoted
with
it
hand, stuck
which
so
our
way.
our
nhith
G
said,
heirlooms.
now
stick to
other
the
the
though
as
then
Since
or
Wild
better
best of
cheerful
as
interest, and
and
veritable
from
cap
he
"Now,
but, fortunatelj,not
group
-of historical
the
diffi
faces,
our
when
assume,
senant,
certain
quite
that
look
to
wedding
a
that either
of
remoied
tried
us
j^oingto
not
and
could
he
tones
and
small
no
inexorable, and
nas
heads,
smile
to
of
matter
a
"
told
were
and
shining directljm
wis
sun
limbs
our
ladies
The
adjusted
were
iill
Sportsman.
a
absolute!)regal manner
an
put
o/
was
had
miles
timid
come
without
; he
to
told
an
us
un-
byCt)*.)'^!
Recollections
of
a
Sportsman.
timelyend by similar cojiduct,and
which
adventures
attributed these
proceeded on
at
to
our
himself; but G. and
befallen
the influence
feats of
marvellous
of
ice,and
after
The
daring.
on
way
through
view
of
caused
So
"
us
taking Wild
a
miniature
some
two
Fisherman's
to
severe
landowner
halt,and
has
on
and
rough
Hut
"
another
of
and
the north
leave
to
"
wended
until
snow
a
Mowbray
platewas
the past winter
us
stones
myself posed picturesquely
iceberg, we
feet
I
Mackley's ale,and
Mickley Barrows, however, compelled
the
the
had
narrated
to']
been
side of the
our
lovely
Point
"
covered.
that Mr.
Arlon,
river,has been
byGoo^lf
io8
Recollections
obligedto
idea
some
be
Mr.
the
gained by
turnips.The
and
hay
gained bj'this arrangement
have
of
Sportsman.
a
the rabbits with
feed
also
squirrels
of
Arton's
of wild
love
"'ill not
fact,that he
; and
animals
allow
single
a
be
to
stoat, weasel, badger, or kingfisher
squirrel,
his
on
about
stream
that if any
would
lands.
three
have
be
to
o'clock, and
views
more
called.
At
ice,and
then
crossed
last farewell
over
the
to
Tanfield.
to
lookingdown
of
the
canopy
In
with
on
the
the old
and
Staveley'sstream,
the
tint of
of
the west
molten
never
will
sun
caused
brass
seen
such
again.
The
appeared,and
the
which
tower
the
the
This
sunset
lovelyvision faded
shortlyafterwards
familiar little bar
at
the
Bruce
we
Arms.
sky
a
was
flected
re-
The
as
boldly
saffron
though
I have
perhaps
as
a
was
out
appear
before, and
a
leafless trees,
flowingthrough pink banks,
a
wards
home-
horizon
eastern
stood
to
the
pronounced
distance.
the river
to
witnessed
heads
our
banks,
took
settingin
colour.
rose
was
risingground
be
was
Above
snow-covered
againstthe twilight
sky in
plates
then
we
would
canvas,
brilliant
Marmion
time
no
Mickley ; justone
the
deep Italian blue, and
suffused
was
again
we
mounted
we
brightestsaffron.
of
Bed
evident
taken
Mackley family,and
the west
Sand
couple more
the weir to
sightthat, if depictedon
stroyed
de-
retrogrademovement
a
at
As
upon
impossible.
be
a
Barrows
Mickley
the
it became
to
were
lost,therefore
exposed, and
were
reached
We
may
never
suddenly as
walked
An
into
it
the
excellent
byGtJD'.^lc
Fortnight's
A
I
I PON
found
we
Warner
to
from
the
proceedings
of
of
"
the
After
obtained
Drake
stragglers, and
one
mounted,
of
began
the
as
which
to
a
was
in
led
both
catch
various
to
the
parts
would
Blue
a
narration
of
the
a
couple
of
and
of
that
The
of
he
and
(Jreen
only
the
a
few-
a
artificial.
small
flies,
immediatelj'
grayling, eventually
of
his
other
countrj,
at
the
district
the
couple
Upright,
and
scriptions
de-
details
but
look
not
trout
and
in
the
assigned
appears
show,
to
all
performed
day's fishing.
a
experiment,
an
fillinghis pannier
This
fish
I
the
It
staying
beginning
just
was
Costa.
for
him
to
he
us
E.
intended
give graphic
well
gave
were
each
ticket
a
the
on
friend
reverend
a
W.
Captain
department
right
friend
day's sport
great
W.
and
that
and
night,
is unnecessary
it
relate
to
That
sport.
our
mine,
and
week,
past
Saturday
arrived, and
Yore,
had
we
Redspinner,"
task.
and
that
say
of
had
the
to
the
on
friend
a
Midlands,
us
to
me
I^eeds
to
that
accompany
for
to
return
our
Holiday.
pockets
record
the
time
as
well.
day's sport
passing
so
byGoO^lf
Recollections
aware
of
weather
had
been
in
a
the
change
by
and
panes,
Now,
perfect,but
morning, it was
to
I drew
the
up
the
going
most
cheerful
aspect
The
Leyburn.
we
it
destination
drive
almost
was
thence
Leyburn
also
it
this
heavy rains overnight;
uneasiness,
for
at
I
as
been
the
^Vhite
the
years,
course
to
and
to
local
twenty
home,
from
its
and
pursue
in
his
Swan, and
interview
the
to
ask
that
his
me
friend
hearty
way
the
opinion
afternoon.
he
I
training
from
way
effects of
for
of
found
insisted
the
beds, etc.,
Field
to
the
menta
impedi-
J. E. M.,
as
saw-
little
some
state
arranged
correspondentto
miles'
Yore, and
unsettled
my
our
mercy
two
a
our
caused
an
small
graylingfishing. After plantingour
I sallied forth
has
like
never
reached
for
the
for
route
little after
a
had
On
cumstances,
cir-
the
en
we
noted
rising fast
was
and
assuming
under
a.m.,
we
crossed
we
dow
win-
ever,
How-
and
us,
that
its castle.
for
was-
Monday
on
fine, for which
Middleham
to
that
once
water
time
Middleham,
to
stables, and
at
the
I
in torrents.
9-5
devoutly thankful, as
were
we
by
at
saw
blurred
brightened up
weather
left Bedale, and
blind
could
we
left I^eds
we
glass
against the
deter
to
night
prospect
a
upon
not
was
the
rain
blotted,with the rain descending
that
the
Sunday night,we
During
gaze
were
then, the-
to
up
patteringof
when
we
looking at
on
retiringon
the
1 1 1
arrived before
fact.
indicated.
was
awakened
the
before
hall
Sportsmaft.
a
morning
quicklythat Monday
hardly
of
for
the
him
upon
who
over
best
at
me
byGooglf
returningfor
for
bit of lunch.
a
ihat
to
was
once
"
"our
guide, as
.and
came
to
I
what
"
.a
Why,
always
the
leave
.cided,upon
"said that
he
"
term
a
my
nice
donning
fields under his
colour,"exclaimed
steep hill
which
stream
ning
run-
was
water."
pale ale
fish
try the
would
cast
a
for
Blue
point fly.
Hawk
Ant
at
the
very
top.
My
fate,and
reposing in
came
my
of
edge
just like
"
the
in
the
fly,and
or
over
four
creel, a nice
W,
eddies.
first dropper,and
three
my
I
viz.,Reg
flies,
three
first cast
of
I de-
continued.
with
maggot
the
at
up
standing;
commence
Tag
was
and
do, but he
somewhat
behind," he
rod
this,to
fish settled his
ing
of tak-
W.
after
so
the
a
a
were
we
.accordinglymounted
he
not
;
exclaimed
graylingare actuallyrising,"
where
pool below
to
would
across
wooded
narrow
a
Redspinner,"as
Juck
and
might ;
descended
we
continue
fishingrod,
myself
Just rightheightand
"
guidance.
off
set
decided
commenced
now
his
Yore
that the
we
waterproofs,
our
of
of the tributaries
one
Middleham
to
his intention
of
place
friends
my
appeared likelyto
performance
said
M.
j. E.
thought
the
to
yet been
It had
work.
his
bright
were
to hint
in
round
look
season
had
nothing
in
umbrella
watching
a
therefore avowed
Redspinner"
an
"
that
rain, and
to
more
had
object in coming
that afternoon's
to
bringing them
I ventured
then
fish,and
and
late
that
al
ostensible
our
also
We
even
flowers,and
with
Sportsman.
a
companions
my
gardens, which
-as
of
Recollections
1 12
the
minutes
Brown
rising
later
graylingabout
byCt)*.)'^!
Rewllectiom
of
Another
three-quarterspound.
it became
then
fun.
some
just above
a
I
where
the
edge
oppositebank.
going
fish,I
to
rather
was
I could
with
and
him,
of the
stream,
shouted
had
brought
to
of which
next
I have
in
to
me
done
but I do
life,
make
now
remember
that
added
afforded
between
when
centre
it
round
mile
a
was
higher up.
wading
anything but
there
secure
in my
than
worse
and
me
until
in the
tumbling all round
the bank
; but
wood
anythingmuch
in the water,
of branches
stream,
quarter of
a
intervened
which
reward
He
a
side
bushes, and
nut
pretty rough bits of
some
not
of
the bank
on
through the
way
the head
struggling
along
with my
my
about
lengththat
boulders
little thicket of
head,
over-
the other
at
a
the maggot,
swimming
appeared
now
rose
another
to
came
\ lb. graylinglaid
island.
an
comer
pool ;
nice
a
pool at
was
W.
I
1 killed four
properly.
I
was
flyrod, which
branches
the
to
the
place I
of work.
before
trout
a
of
ft.
12
carefully
under
kind
of
fishing
underhand
my
river
advice
commenced
the
strike them
J. E. M.
to a
came
now
knowing
couple of
a
beside
the
Not
there I found
space, and
open
the
throwing
not
the
by
have
to
the
trees, wading
and
graylingand
more
and
stream
of fish,but, owing
great number
I
the
long for this kind
too
going
were
and
fishing,
was
overhung
long deep flat,
along
followed, and
soon
we
113
crossed
stepping-stones
of
row
I crossed
J.E. M.,
that
apparent
A
Sportsman.
a
the
said
afore-
slippery
foothold,
work
through a perfectnetwas
this
I did get there.
comfort, I
The
met
pool at last.
byGoO^lf
of
Recolkdions
114
work
and, before commencing
rod and
net
damage
a
to
a
the
lovely spot ;
length,and
with
up in the wood.
was
willows
of
row
which
with
I could
gravelbed,
see
an
and
I
I heard
could
that
over
"
for
he
time
I
;
was
of it.
rod,and
fish.
At
the
grayling
a
just swimming
the
"
was
he
of
mass
added
about
to
that
he
as
fish the
and
grayling
risingwell.
turning my
Upon
again,I
found
hour of that
almost
and
short
passed the pool
were
water
a
that
heavy
a
was
stream, I
said it was
he
covered
mai^n
the
a
in
gap
a
usingW.'s
was
a
a
side
own
shout,and, looking up
of the encounter,
and
to
river
ground
my
rightdown
a
below
;
of the
standing,and
was
"Redspinner"
pound,
a
worm
W.
; at
evidentlycontending with
conclusion
beyond
of open
bracken
which
on
Suddenly
was
indeed
edge, through
expanse
came
toweringfoliage
see
Itwas
stream, with the island in
fringedthe
bushes
nut
looked
fifty
yards in
oppositeside
the
on
occurred
rushingstream,
overhanging greenery
of it ;
centre
my
I then
about
was
of it a strong
splendidrapid trout
a
the
itself
pool
the head
at
vista of
a
had
take stock of the situation.
to
me
of flies which
cast
my
hung
through getting
round
it,I laid down
on
gravelbed, litmy pipe,and repaired
the
on
Sportsman.
a
every
under
some
wet
such
to
attention
be the
to
case,
September afternoon
cast
that
the willows
of them
I made
and
I
reallygood
for the
was
towards
I either hooked
ones.
fishing
own
my
kept busy ;
the
or
The
last
deeper
fish,
rose
a
last
one
I
byGoO^lf
Recollections
hooked
led
as
W.
and
to
watch
'un.
disaster.
to
"
Redspinner
first he
Sportsman.
a
I had
up behind
came
dived
at
in under
of his
manner
reached
the
turned
and
All at
had
I
at
rush
This
he
however, and
proved to
It
was
was
well
soaked,
by
had
two
a
fine
brace
after
dozen!
long
them.
ones,
net
oz.
dark, and,
as
he
as
my
grass
Before
soon
we
basket, and
up,
the
road
to
retrace
home
our
fairly
were
the
river,the
brushwood
that he
in
started, I turned
found
killed twelve
losingat
was
fish, which
companions
and
moment
the
it best
his immersion
wet
my
good
W,, who
next
He
lb. 3
of
of trout, besides
^U
make
him
net
he
pool.
to
to
the
to
thought
by
one
hooking
the
again,
the
over
and
the river.
1 had
four-thirty
and
back
shouted
in
graylingt
we
one,
of
all
and
just in time
passed through.
contents
rightoff
turned
stone, and
almost
the
he
come
round
was
now
stream,
down-
ran
evidentlyintended
lengthin
a
line
of
the
did, but just at the criticaltime his
besides, both
;
other
the
be
rough
a
steps
a
laid full
was
to
on,
slippedon
foot
he
branches
he
once
somersaults
downstream,
his waders
passed.
; then
that
saw
good
a
just stopping before
me,
water
gyratory
once
another
he
rough
was
the willow
takingfullyfifteen yards
reel, and, luckily for
this fish
occasionally after
all
kind, then
5
the willows
that he
once
sulked, shaking his head
and
1 1
just hooked
"
1 found
and
me,
At
of
that
between
graylingand
least another
My
friends
with
maggot
had
and
out
dozen
taken
worm.
half
a
We
byGoo^lf
Recollections
of
of
when
Ii6
none
were
Middleham
market
were
our
us
sorry
lane
a
troubles, while
dinner, which
the
that the
the
during
evidence
night ;
still be
time
was
J, E.
higher than
We
once.
W.
to
came
to
ever,
therefore
take
the
middle, and
place.
There
heightor
the
my
colour
as
south-west, my
think, as
that very
soon
the
that
news
the
As
the Yore
into
water
beats ;
the
much
very
anything
it
in
the
left off
we
was
How
high.
rose
these
limber
starting
the
hopes
line
often
prove
the
in
an
fallacious !
through
top will be
on
shade
a
blowing gently from
was
thread
the
to
the
"good
difference
than when
water
if
lane
"
the mainstream
companions
my
we
questionat
junctionwith
down
the wind
you
conclave, and
"
of the
do
therefore
portion, Redspinner
not
hopes
hedgerows
that settled the
the
the
quite certain,viz.,
the
divided
as
heavy downpour
a
solemn
with
so
way
angler'sexperience
You
M.
previous evening ;
clearer,and,
of the
unfishable,and
Wishing
was
puddles in
again.
try the tributary
upper
upwards.
promising
the
was
held
we
myself from
luck," I made
of
thing
one
would
breakfast
sat, in
forgot
substantial
a
more
condition
drawled
ultimatelydecided
were
was
overhead, but
weather
Yore
castle, we
good fire,and
a
doing justiceto
unmistakable
during
the
the
awaitingus.
was
and
roadway
bore
leading past
followingmorning
regardsthe
lightsof
and, entering
us,
before
ensconced
soon
the
saw
we
twinkling below
place by
The
Sportsman.
a
the
bending
rings,
in
a
byGl.)*.)'
1 1
Recollections
8
cast, and
failed to hook
them
I
broke
ever
might easilyhave
of
common
all
the
surface
came
the
which
he
been
welcome
line and
quitecertain
my
therefore,after
disgust,
find that my
by
the tail.
same
capture
his
as
of my
contempt
I must
had
at
anglers,
At
their
paid
the
bottom, I
fish.
What
of my
bottom
longer.
The
creel.
I must
disdained
the
flyin
I
came
be
a
bolder
a
me,
and
I
foi^ottenhow
of my
the
to
came
to
clusion
con-
fish.
companions
fully
success-
been
they hooking them, why
full.
Then
I looked
again at
juvenileprecocitylyingat
go up and
see
what
journey up
they were
stream
the
no
doing.
plain
was
ground, bestrewn
yellow bracken
and
fading herbage,but
iron
wire
fencing,skirtingan
an
by
way
No, I could stand the suspense
firstpart of my
to
the
penalty for his temerity.
being fairlyopen
enough sailing,
with
was
the
have
victim of
the unfortunate
in
reallyexciting
play,
lure in
freely above, and
panniers must
last
manner
landinggraylingafter grayling. If they had
risingas
most
comrades, but, emphasising his
appeared visions
Then
that
hooked
only a \ lb. grayling,
was
completely settled
that
the
good
some
feathered
lash of his tail,he
This
from
a
had
I
distinctly
making
bored
was
Evidently he
manner
fish
for
one
water, and
fish in the river.
a
that he
fly. Not
unsuccessful
among
felt
to
each
pull,and,
off the
ran
of the
pardoned
not
was
although they
of the
seen
excuses
viz.,that there
of them,
inch
an
good eyesightand
not
Sportsman.
a
one
apparentlywithin
came
of
of
at
length
impene-
byGoO^lf
of
Hecolkctions
Sportsman.
a
119
hazel,and
trable-looking
coppice of larch,fir,
far
So
I
as
could
this
path through
from
my
thread
fellow
anglers,I
way
through
my
holdingmy
in
others
in with
bush
below
down
bed.
To
threading it
of
add
to
and
the
result
if the
The
situation
question was,
impossible,to
which
well
landing handle
on
how
I
to
foothold
shudder
me
awkward
of it P
out
to
in half,and
retreat
after much
erratic
in
an
appears
labour,and
brambles,
open
I found
upwards
that there
was
a
This
myself,to
gate,
my
great
through the
on
the
to
and
I did ;
scratches
numerous
path winding down
rod
five-foot
my
climb
was
there was,
;
unscrew
then
red
; the
left,viz.,to take my
could,
template
con-
giveway.
one
To
equally so
was
to
was
shaky
to
in that direction.
explore the territory
and,
its rocky
over
standingwas
was
far
side, while
river rushed
course
I
branches, I
little plateau of
get
advance
as
places,
some
the
every
undoubtedlyan
was
therefore,only one
pieces as
under
it made
secure,
upon
in
head
difficulties,
my
my
anything but
sandstone
when, by dint of
hemmed
rocky precipice,
a
the swollen
me
ever,
how-
was,
onwards, I suddenly found
bramble
and
best to
my
This
; and
my
do
to
maze.
done
summit
the
myself on
than
the
five minutes
stni^led for
clearlydefined
no
determined
high above
rod
was
obstruction,but, as it separated me
easier said
and
there
see,
bramble.
from
delight,
wood.
It
outskirts of the
wood, leading to this path, the existence
of which
eof
by
I
Recollections
1 20
of
Just beyond this point I
and
then
I found
results
same
that
I had.
as
advised
deciding
stick
to
conducted
to
me
rushingstream
his
a
broad
both
all had
the
exhibit
came
not
yet
sudden
rain
of
And
then
the fish
now
inaction,and
tell,and
It
could
the
at
; from
two
the
when
time, we
that
that
in each
assign any
appeared
baskets
good
same
came
I basketed
that
appeared
time
same
M.
morning J. E.
the
rise
and
case,
for
reason
point as
I did
the
where
pool
with
commenced
to
the
the worm,
singlemaggot,
of
the
I had
it would
decided
we
instead
on
brought
us
the
and,
falling
rapidly,
was
; therefore
tributary
; but,
A
for
fell,he thought that
changed
it.
of
the
change.
that the Yore
morrow
guide
yardsin length,with
other.
us
friend
my
hundred
continued, so
exactlythe
one
Next
news
each
low
comparativelyslow-
their
tale to
to
at
on
but
up,
as arranged
together,
same
a
present ground, my
the head
from
met
us
together on
and
until four the fun
three of
sat
graylingin rapid succession
and
trout
o'clock
to
one
at
awakened
have
experienced just the
we
of perseverance,
the reward
to
had
Redspinner,"
lunch, J.E.M. appeared, and
to
running pool,about
"
upon
proceed higher
to
us
came
As
wall, eatingour
stone
a
he
Sportsman.
a
be
to
fished
on
found
a
at
on
the
to
the
the
I made
experienced my
and
more
again stick
previousday,
not
if no
fishable
commencing
fly,but,
welcome
same
direct
to
good sport.
I
risinganything,I
that
equallya
very small
hook,
failure.
was
my
byCtJD'.^l
Recolleciiom
next
with
that
I
grayling,for
I had
hold
of
a
the tail of the
at
In
pool.
eleven
than
less
all nice
"
there
was
of
\
Then
two
I
saw
rise
a
or
under
bank, and, changing to fly,I
gentlemen
The
in
remainder
short
and, before
I counted
companions,
those
were
but
I
had
E.
J.
which
had
small
no
arrived
M.
somewhat
was
after
was
denying
no
and
reluctant
girding up
him.
our
not
line
"
"
half describe
Our
guide bounded
of
young
a
glee
when
the
over
antelope,and
he
heard
me
of
consisted
best
the
short
"
W.
and
Redspinner
are
gatheringup
"
I
open
; but
previousday
; so,
the
in the wood.
cut
;
and
myself,preferringthe
the
fish
maggot
lot.
to
us
rejoin
to
The
to
spent
was
reelingup,
conduct
there
our
gear
submissivelyfollowed
loins, we
Rockie
the far
on
across
the
was
fot^et that
I shall not
Herrick's
did
I
friend
our
previousday.
day
trout.
among
just as
then
takingas
spoil,which
four
ones
experience of
my
and
;
pilotedone
soon
wading
below) through a
was
the
fallen victims
latter said that he would
(who
lb.
i
autumn
the
eighteen graylingand
of
killed
I had
the willows
very
of the
side.
my
of the
this manner,
my
to
across
to
on
second
the head
that,for they ceased
commenced
ile,"or
the
one
hours
lb.
\z\
struck
"
at
of
couple
a
fish,from
end
an
rapid stream
suddenly as they had
the
Sportsman.
a
experiment,and
rather
swim
of
short
thy
of that
the boulders
give
vent
with
smiled
to
time.
some
all
wayes
discomforts
I believe
for
cut
"
over
journey.
the
with
a
"
more
agility
covert
than
byGoo^lf
Rfcothctiom
122
of
Sportsman.
a
beheld
usuallyexpressiveadjective,or
from
momentarily
Great
was
our
we
emerged
the
graylingon
had
s^ht
into
relief when
the
the
justlanded
Gnat
as
we
came
brace
in the
day, and
I had
afternoon.
a
"
"
"
slated
Redspinner
floatingRed
after
same
"
Quill
watching him
the
manner,
made
we
pitfall.
reached, and
was
where
him, and,
to
up
up for that
was
end
fish with
good
disappear
hidden
some
gravelbed
Monday
a
another
capture
the
to
on
W.
the best of
game
our
way
homewards.
The
the
morning J. E.
next
Yore
in
was
order
having a permit for
Bridge,drove
fish the
to
the
which
water
a
"
country
above
breakfast,W.
he had
my
visited
a
eyes
rector
model
white
drive
with
a
the
distant
garden, with
kitchen
ruddy brick walls,while
the
completed
hoary
a
a
with age
glimpse
of
picture.
;
previous
a
the
dence
typicalresi-
Hall
and
with
the
;
whole
as
real
a
we
old-
plums ripeningon
of rustic beehives
row
Then
of
the
comes
and, wheeling round
Wensley
its
walls,covered
view
I,
proceeding
leafyverdure, through which,
past, appears
fashioned
and
and
village,
creeping plants,a trim, well-keptlawn
surrounded
"
last
at
Wensley
the
on
vicarageis
"
that
Redspinner
preservedwater
beauty indisputable. The
for
announced
so
;
thither after
Wensley is in
day.
M.
a
the
row
of
church,
after
comer,
dian
trulyArca-
dwellings (radiantwith glowing Virginiancreeper
mingled
and
with
pullup
at
we
purple clematis),
the
descend
the
bridgefoot.
by
hill
Recolkctiom
The
of
early morning
day
; but
the
dog"art
even
the
as
driver,glancing westwards
of black
On
Fancy
Dark
Needle
his faith
Snipe
on
and
Purple,and
fullyhalf
For
piece of
not
hour
an
This
"
be
five
or
won't
friend.
my
"
Let
until
arrived
we
one-arched
broken
eddy
in the
at
a
below
stream
pounder, which
above
consisted
Waterhen
of
a
Bloa
by
a
stick
assiduouslyto
Dark
rusty body.
a
that
from
them
of
some
number
a
tainly
cer-
!"
at
length ejaculated
higherup stream," he
over
"
lot
a
added.
of
briar,bramble, and
rough,
fern
"
lovelystream, situated justabove
of the
this
operations
with
man
with
rods
Bloa
bridge,which
the ice
Our
weight.
went
we
stone
the convenience
had
on
just
water
but
perfectfor grayling),
in
get
us
one.
companion pinned
my
smolt,
ounces
ground, covered
stony
the
obtained, except
do, old
Accordingly
an
we
unusually large salmon
four
a
Poult
did
a
the
wet
a
surmounted
tail,
{which looked
water
rise could
a
for
Tag
out
cast
fly,with
droppers ;
as
Red
a
tail
as
rain, and
commenced
we
fine
a
rods from
height.
charming graylingflat. My
Bradshaw's
and
readiness,and
turn
and
of
gathering bank
a
found
regards colour
as
in
soon
a
of
towards
clouds, opinesthe day will
right,both
on
of
two
reaching the riverside,we
were
creels and
spitor
a
123
given promise
had
boy liftsour
is
there
Sportsman.
a
residents
by killinga
bridge,and
named
escaped
"
when
the river for
crosses
of Bolton
nice
almost
Hall.
I
graylingout
of
the
Redspinner
almost
first throw
"
hooked
close
to
a
the
byGoo^lf
landing net.
few
A
again, this
went
we
for
on
sport ended
I
sprung
had
here
river.
(not a
across
againstthem
stream
up
a
a
determmed
very
easy
with
a
of the
moment
which
had
the
a
came
the
soon
by twistinground
was
(therehaving
the
came
upon
ran,
the
shallow
despatched the
placewhere
and
I
resources
I had
the
at
water
little round
float
seeingit slant
expected.
all
next
and
been
The
an
few
rapidly.
like
earlyfor
almost
fly,with
I
minutes, gained his liberty
round
too
line
right; but his mate, which
and, after tryingfor another
to
running out
stream,
rather
again resorted
proceeded
gravellystream
the satisfaction of
net
within the
it
I
war
wage
silverythree-quarterpound grayling
He
to
to
chance,
a
I
careeringdown
I
I
water.
a
worm
was
But
began
singledry fly,while
stream,
sidewaysjustat
hooked
oppositeside
(havingapparentlyexhausted
its errand, and
next
largegrayling
the
at
task),and
V/ading cautiouslyinto
on
Some
this
and
commenced,
of trees
had
companion, noticingthis,waded
fly)to give the
edge
the
breeze
smart
away.
prospect the
to
then
and
begun.
a
had
we
row
My
grand pool,into
of
that
the rain clouds
risingunder
the
it had
So
losing,now
now
"
ing
bend-
was
basketed.
grayling;
a
remark
shortlyafter
up
driven
were
or
suddenly as
as
should
trout
being
hour
an
his rod
and
victim
the
about
a
Sportsman.
a
casts
more
time
catching either
of
of
Recollections
124
a
teetotum.
this
styleof fishing
total absence
half hour
which
without
1 landed
of
frost),
success,
two
more
byCt)*.)'^!
iz6
Recollections
to
came
landed
And
a
hearts
pleasant
of
for
decided
walked
stream
lower
and
the
the
and
I had
This
it time
onwards.
I
wooden
hut
soon
a
descended
about
had
come
across
hooked
stream
to
table
so
"
under
inches
a
lai^e
a
of
landed
right to
the
in
I made
open
a
and
a
row
the
river's
piece
of
I
R.
at
up
to
at
once
fly water
way
of hutches
Beyond,
edge
saw
of
Jib.
where
branches
overhanging
depth,
that
ing
think-
my
space,
pheasantry.
a
we
previous evening,
rest,
a
up
both
"
I walked
and
in front
existence
eighteen
the
on
up
cast
came
with
water
previous day
private bridge,
this
thick
the
capitalorder
spirits. Leaving
good
one
miles
of
certainlyencouragiiig,and,
was
the
as
in
first
proclaimed
wood
the
have
for which
water
in
the
on
lodge gates,
couple
good
We
as
to
at the
us
a
was
reeled
give
to
of
on
the
very
grayling.
a
than
above
the
park
water
work
where
at
the
Swan.
anxious
was
pitality
hos-
catering
water
same
with
length
clearer
stream
one
White
The
commenced
we
the
W., who
another
permit.
a
host
through
to
had
mine
Yore, dismounted
the
on
excellent
the
been
warm-hearted
the
it upon
Middle-
at
M., and
at
he
visit had
our
the
to
day
E.
; while
previous day
and
by
as
which
grayling.
last
our
heavy,
thanks
J.
spend
to
to
come
one,
of
out
of nice-sized
were
friend
comfort
our
day
had
we
Our
most
number
goodly
now
ham.
Sportsman.
a
likely-lookingstream,
a
a
of
;
a
and,
was
that
I
superlative
quality.
There
was
only about
thirtyyards
of
it,as
beyond
Recollections
this
point the
determined
to
the
considerablydeeper, so
make
the
most
of
bank
at
yards
amber-coloured
the
the
at
cast
water.
him
followed, and
short
I
something
kilted
six
the
prove
grayling and
value
of up
into the
been
utterlyspoiled.
short
when
the
the
I waded
me,
I
did
landed
not
risingrapidly,and, knowing
river
inform
cause
I
Yore,
to
anyone
discovered
on
sitting
There
it for
the
was
doubt
well
not
immediately ran
"Redspinner"
of the
of
hour,
an
could
than
fish
to
have
fish
tenth
quite so
this
clear
I
as
steps towards
in reaching
diflSculty
was
this
trout
a
would
the
appear
point.
no
played
of those
the whole
that
was
then
a
a
out
fishing,
in,and while retracing
my
There
I
Nothing
one
I experiencedsome
railings
from
;
fishingmore
allowed
before
water
him
trout.
stream
above
water
time
thought that
four
if I had
head
where
I, in less than half
water,
like
hauled
me,
careful
a
into the
move
gently, and
very
waded
made
branches
behind
finally,
by
performance,as
A
wrist
stream
length of
I
and
the
saw
which
fence
stream,
ultimately basketed
out, and
that
the
under
shadow, raised my
lovelygraylingdown
the
I
opportunities.
my
pheasant ground,
into
out
measured
carefully
grey
127
was
wood
three
some
Sportsman.
a
water
Quietly descending
divided
of
as
about
it" the
the extreme
when
danger
acquaintedwith
fast
the
possibleto
as
fact; but he
himself,and,
river
had
I found
already
him,
was
bank, smoking placidly.
no
more
flyfishingfor
us
that
day, the
byGoO^lf
Tz8
Recollections
remainder
of
which
worm," pickingup
about
joined us
had
done
next
distance
almost
as
to
join him
and
We
arrived
and
witnessed
below
be
for many
*lse ; it
A
rest
we
once
more
Leeds, all of
us
rise
by
have
Such
year,
and
was
or
was
fishing
the
might
chance
point
anything
think of the
to
to
easilyto
that
than
shudder
not
spectacle
not
more
came
I had
as
one
one
be overtaken
boilingtorrent.
with the
our
cast
flood
a
afternoon
Niagara
that
a
thoroughly
at
any attempt
Mill
Tanfield
invitation
of the river below
littlebar
on
country
an
rector
of the
in
village
garden overlookingthe river, a
in the snug
are
whole
pleasantchat
beautiful
to
it then
;
across
and
course,
long
a
angler who
swept away
long
preserved by him.
question.
absolutelymade
fate of any
drive
to
September
miniature
a
morning
Yore
due
Tanfield
at
forgotten. The
resembled
and
of the
that
the weir
a
tinuing
torrents, con-
afterwards
the
in
there
the Yore
began
Arton) had given us
but
enjoyed his hospitality,
down
such
genialproprietorof
luncheon,
completely out
walk
in
next
off
set
we
portionof
the
on
afternoon, but
the water
descended
the
Thomas
at
two
rain
o'clock
ten
Tanfield, where
Lodge (Mr.
in the
he got there.
night the
brightenedup,
there ; W.
and
nothing; having to
as
until
to
o'clock
the
"swimming
to
fish here
fishingground,
soon
That
chance
three
Sportsman.
a
devoted
we
a
to
his
to
of
at
the Bruce
homeward
feelingthe
his
half hour's
Arms, and then
journey to smoky
better for
our
well
spent
byCt)*.)'^!
Recollections
holiday,and
ready for
which
in itself
tends
relaxation
so
much
to
more
of
a
Sportsman.
the inevitable work
render
the
129
at
the mill,
enjoyment
of such
appreciable.
by
Week
A
"yHERE
few
are
according
excursion
an
to
beforehand
the
the
while
other
the
Such
in
when,
ago,
visit
I spent
"
'"
and
and
the
Artio
river
and
district.
This
place
decided
a
week's
the
Llanbedr
paid
hand
beforeof
should
the
good,
lakes
the
at
after
;
"
Pensam
to
very
in
;
sea
with
the
hotel."
several
and
be
the
likely
a
close
landlord
first
my
following
good
and
years
pages
obtained
enough,
between
;
August
be
may
I
the
out
often
many
discover
to
Several
trout.
that
in
general
very
the
over
hotel,
months
Victoria
the
a
railway station,
;
Sport
attractive
seemed
for
For
weeks
expectations,
jour
wife,
my
singled
inn,
tickets
Day
letters
was
;
Castle.
sewen
I
As
experience
poring
Barmouth
near
Harlech
both
in
for
programme
my
plan
to
the
like.
little Wales."
length
at
Llanbedr,
on
the
with
hours
than
what
to
up
of
was
be
Diary," endeavouring
Angler's
place,
come
company
"gallant
Co
will
portion
them.
excels
not
mind
your
scenery,
does
sport
pleasant,
more
district, and
unknown
in
are
thinking,
of
way
my
an
the
that
things
picture
to
river, and
rule
to
Wales.
in
liminary
pre-
myself,
our
holiday.
by
it
abiding
of a Sportsman.
Recollections
Leeds
Leaving
ourselves
We
evening.
trains
a
a
of
one
both
and
clean
questionwill
our
return, smelt
in my
wax
candles, which
like
cold
to
attempts
bad
job,
When
we
to
that
the
commenced
I had
heard
often
in the
female
Shrewsbury
tell of the
Principality
; how
mile distant
the
was
reason
considered
for
guard,
a
on
as
profusion of
it up
of certain
from
all
the
a
bers
mem-
attempts
when
sorry
off
that
as
hands.
my
not
any
our
feet,
curious
little
Cambrian
line.
of railwaytravelling
delights
the
sight of
gingham
an
elderly
umbrella
half
a
by the engine driver quite
bringingthe
upon
ness.
cheerful-
to
with
were
two
darkness
gave
barred
effectually
frantically
waving
sufficient
legs off
railway,known
gauge
length I
journey
our
the
make
a
rest, the presence
of
laid
utterlyimpregnableto
at
in
first
the
supper
conducive
altc^etherwe
dust
In
with
right,
hotel
the
found
only
out
the
the insect tribe
shook
narrow
How
twisted
retired
sleep,so
and
be
to
turning
familyvault,and
prove
it,and
carve
and
we
of
at
out
curing
se-
had
is all
town
a
we
to
fowl,decked
parsley,turned
before
memory.
served
not
visible,did certainly
A
a
more
morning, so
of the Severn
in which
place,the sitting-room,
after
no
were
picturesque,but
dwell
ever
in the
hotels,we
principal
the
the banks
on
until
night. Shrewsbury as
in for the
being
at
there
that
found
we
o'clock
seven
branch
Cambrian
room
long walk
informed
were
the
on
about
Shrewsbury
at
alternoon,
August
one
131
seeing a
train
meadow
to
a
standstill.
white
with
byGoO^lf
Recolkctiom
132
and
I had
always looked
jest,but
after the
Barmouth
I
little
every
and
journey from
master,
the
tumbling
out
I looked
was
to
take
the cry,
off
"
gave
At
in
a
few
is
was
hills stood
sky ; a
of
out,
sudden
the
in the
marshy
It
There
old
the
the
moments
garden
ushered
we
bright fire burning
comfortable
in
a
purple
western
us
a
;
cordial
a
to
an
few
see
the
flowed
house, and
little sitting-room
the grate,
meal, and
lights
the
distance
gave
snug
Welsh
the
saw
the side of the
into
with
a
the
were
August evening
against the
landlord
at
we
laid for
we
lane.
just light enough
was
then
were
in readiness
bridgecrossingthe Artio,which
stone
close under
in
land,
moor-
which
was
distance
road, and
gleaming
and
more
welcome.
in the
;
tiny platform,
conveyance
of the
gloom
sharplyoutlined
turn
Victoria
moments
grey
lustrous
closing in, and
fast
tables,
of
denying the picturesqueness
no
The
scenery.
time
the
bowling rapidlyalong a typicalcountry
There
versations
con-
sigh of relief;
a
destination.
our
few, the
a
Pensarn, Pensarn
the
across
for the
the gate, and
outside
anything.
porters held animated
around
to
on
us
to
belongings upon
my
mere
cakes
)tot
were
nature.
as
of
town
slightest
regard to
the train rumbled
and
similar
a
believe
Llaiibedr,"I
for
of
the
to
and
gather a supply,
statements
there
last I heard
at
here
change
these
upon
station,and
without
ajid when
halt, and
a
felt inclined
guard, station
Sporlsman.
a
narratives
startling
other
many
call
would
mushrooms,
of
a
table
ready
appetisingodour
byCt)*.)'^!
1
Recollections
34
sittingin
were
that
Welsh
a
on
stream
averaged
lb.
i
of
symptoms
were
very
he
once
"
friend,"said Francis, will
"
"
table,"
inches,
"
that
admitted
there
here,
air,but
it
mark
"
length of
out
the
on
of the
He
hardlyso long as
they were
my
anything-from-a-foot-to-a-
14
big take
The
that.
to
10
inches.
Yes," said Francis,coolly, exactlywhat
I
thought,
and
"
was
experience,but
my
that
fellows,and
their small
One
day
I
but
the
inn,and
he
as
I
me,
a
gathering
was
even
plentiful,
and
perhaps a
meadow,
better half
my
very
behind
early. I
so
turninground,
upon
to
as
to
my
he
as
speak nothing but
could
was
seemed
desire
were
sound
laid down
but
for
I
wildly,
unkempt-lookingindividual gesticulating
an
Welsh,
he
little
game
degree compensated
some
fishingin
was
brambles, which
a
they were
svie..
mile above
heard
in
that."
^Vales,if they measured
fish for
good
very
Such
saw
down
gradually shortened
length was
"
look
indicate the
they that length?
were
gently
continued, indicatingabout
he
Now,"
friend
trout
Thereupon
Now,
you
an
in the
of way
kind
yard
it in
do
the fish ; don't
killed twenty
Francis's
row.
a
voice, asserted
loud
believe it.
not
a
evening,when
one
a
apiece.
he did
premised that
Sportsman.
a
inn
country
a
individual,in
bombastic
that
of
wise
if he
rod and
me
net
was
talkingSanscrit.
perturbed in
be somewhat
showed
throw
as
unadulterated
and
tried
his mind, I
argue with him
;
a
violent
river,I thought
it advis-
unmistakable
into the
to
As
signs of
byGoO^lf
Recollections
able
make
to
the
tracks.
had
lake
that
with
and
cross
the
a
then
to
us
go
as
bridge
at
ever
of them
good
a
Arrived
a
hut, with
sieve.
"carry my
"did
the
the
was
on
our
have
the
maiden
make
her
avail.
become
utter
an
I
very
to
inability
said; but other considerations
I smiled
lake
of
and
graciously
was
followed
of
resignation
last,and
at
extra
hour
justas
a
we
superfinequalityburst
spent in
a
shepherd's
the thatched
fishingto
be
roof like
done, and
the
pleasantlydiversified by having
in misfortune
over
to
rivulets which
upward journey.
think of that
"daily
wanderings on
on
no
no
companion
I often
Avalks
all of
coming in,at
water
There
exist
not
wanted, but
girl,
despitemy
dozen; it
Welsh
to
the
next
journey was
return
espieda
I
to
us
found
tried
thunderstorm
us, and
a
and
she
found
It told
least
the steep hillside with the
We
martyr.
upon
word
in the way, and
wife up
at
alone, I could
friends with the
stood
my
we
Brachen,
we
plantation,
summers,
I been
understand
found
; then
in
morning. Every
one
the book.
fir
through a
be had
pilgrimagethither,so
a
to
we
"
perhaps twenty
think, had
make
referred
what
fishingto
hills,called Llyn Cwm
to
we
equal number
understand
of the
guide-book, set off
wooden
a
told
a
135
did, as wise
we
much
so
determined
we
now
heard
among
.armed
of
So
Sportsman.
a
finish.
We
a
of
the
holiday,the
pleasantweek's
banks
of the little river,the
sea-shore,and the excursions
in the heart of the Welsh
hills.
I often
to
the lakes
wonder
if the
byCt)*.)'^
Recullectiom
136
genialold
landlord
alive,and
sometimes
for
a
week's
undergo
Cambrian
upon
the
and
Sp^rtsmiifi,
a
his kind-hearted
when
fishing,I
I
fee!
miser)-of
line in order
the banks
of
to
am
sister are
studyingwhere
inclined
to
once
railwayjourney on
a
spend
another
happy
of the Artio.
by
still'
to gO'
more
that
week
Sea-Fishing
I_I ONESTLV
the
at
had
sea-side.
conjured
other,
giggling
whose
mention
any
of
of
of
loth
mightier
Bainbridge,
or
fact
a
a
be
soon
boatman
as
country
I got
of the
So
there
who
fishing grounds.
was
we
my
well
My
first
up
eldest
in
the
I
a
in
"
like
me
has
as
course,
if there
soon
the
thing
geography
daughter
or
it is when
Of
was
was
Redmire,
to
are
that
went.
inquiry
stances
circum-
Tanfield,
says
I
struggles
the
after
what
of
me
Redcar.
which
the
now
Dornestic
or
and
peace
reminds
and
hankered
all know
suasion,
per-
idiotic
; and
at
the
on
more
converted
household
and
masher
of
retreats
Redcar
to
the
suggestive
codling.
soul
always
and
;
and
presence
my
But
done.
of
Appletreewick,
or
home.
presiding deity
to
for
more
score
second
my
go,
am
holiday
a
have
genus
quivering whiting,
of the
to
hoc
watering-places
our
demanded
verj'
but
now
infants, spades
conversation
1
I
hand,
one
to
up
spend
to
maidens
length
at
desire
girls et
and
that
say
paddling
nurse
mackerel,
rushes
the
anything
were
But
and
On
inane
quietness.
sheeny
great
men
young
behaviour
anj-
visions
up
buckets,
I cannot
speakir^,
I have
Redcar.
at
was
of
a
the
satisfied
byGoo^lf
mind
my
taken
He
that
on
her
which
to
I
boatman
that
with
on
him
and
he
the
o'clock
rowing
across.
mixed
bait
The
later
the
on
I agreed with
Finally,
the
on
prospect
in all
of
name
Monday
"
was
sands,
Sahara, and
charges who
draggled and
But
had
both
to
braved
a
as
presently,
ascendency, and
the
and
of lines and
Redcar
towards
in the
wore
the
the
stormy, and
to
The
long,
become
like a second
weather
a
desert
their
nursegirlsand
day
boat,
supply
plentiful
the inclement
woe-begone
prime
his
have
in the way
caused
the
mad
was
anything but encouraging.
have
mussels,
mussel
evening, with
morning arrived,wet
which
hundred
one
they were
him
looked
perfectchildren's paradise,
of
to
Florrie,"readyat eight
everythingnecessary
The
previous
docks,
whiting,had-
of
hour
how
tackle.
haul
one
former,and
romantic
the
on
herringand
for
with
regaled me
he
was
how
of bait and
level
a
forthwith
I
While
come
recounted
bearingthe
interviewed
capable
dog-fish,
amounting
favourite.
and
up
I
and
civil,
intelligent,
ever
landed
he
all that
was
of his achievements
twenty fish.
and
That
Sunday evening
graphicaccount
and
on
I have
the
night,when
most
for
fishinggrounds
whiting.
or
sea.
Sadler, and
Street, Redcar, whom
be the
proclaim to
best
had
the
to
female
a
immediately looked
Lord
Harry Guy,
the
who
one
dailyon
like
row
were
codling,mackerel,
wanted, and
knew
sisters almost
taught her
had
She
score.
her
her and
shown
a
of a Sportsman.
Recollections
138
little
looked
extreme.
on, old
Sol
close of the
won
the
afternoon
byGl.)*.)'
of
Reculledions
Redcar
brightwith
was
of ladies'
hoUday
Sportsman.
a
sunshine
attire.
It
was
their
the
Stockton, Middlesbrough, and
; the
male
that
coats
sex
emulated
"vefy conceivable
that
I
unable
am
do
to
attempt
fabrics
is
of
the titleof
to
appear
making
own
the
pipe of
witnessed
and
peace
the hour
came
the
in
embark.
would
who
her
our
to
At
said
; therefore
he
not
such
who
were
a
of
was
a
was
trouble
did so, and
the
ing.
even-
last
at
several
the little
in these pages,
she
of
few
smoking
waits,and
us, and
leavingthe lightsof
little
donkeys,children
the sands
that,as there
and
on
escape
accompany
his sail,and
erect
endeavoured
the last moment
that
the
to
rejoicingin
to
on
on
him
to
lamentations
Harry
way,
sat
figuredbefore
has
fishing
ground
on
I
to
the
family party,
attempt
eight.
ladies decided
maiden,
loud
of
owing
wishing for the advent
Everything comes
he
the
to
; children
as
my
in their
riotous
fathers who
"
sightsI
as
intend
not
foot
to
children everywhere
tricycles,
the
of
;
conceivable
expeditionsof their
on
Rock"
of
strugglingunder
head
quite unattached
every
neckties
mysterioussweetmeat
a
Redcar
"
waistcoats,
in fairy-like
costumes
troupe of children
a
enjoyment, and stickyfrom
consumption
tricts
surrounding dis-
limited,I do
mothers
; stout
of
management
from
properly describe, and,
to
of art
knowledge
The
hundreds
Joseph, and
; ladies clad
hue
hues
show.
in white
gorgeous
chat of
the varied
brave
a
in
ubiquitous trippers came
and
139
was
so
allowed
to
good breeze,
to
we
town
row
were
to
the
soon
twinkling
byGoo^lf
ReiolUctio7is
140
It
in tiie distance.
track
leavinga fierjFrom
sea.
be
boat
fade
alone
ocean
had
we
reached
thrown
lead
my
that
a
charge of
moment
scored
explainthat
in vc^ue
wound
tied
into
on
a
Mussels
were
did
hours
and
at
at
only
bait
we
continue
and
haul,
to
I
here
kind
primitive
namely, a
"
frame, with
we
then
I should
once.
to
in
ladies
of the
of the usual
attached
tug
"
glancing upwards
One
one
tug
detect,and
once
water.
three
the
man
boat-
our
I felt the
at
can
wooden
whipcord,and
was
department. Hardly had
when
was
that
the anchor
givenout,
were
brace
of the
fixed.
boatmen
professional
square
C.radually
announced
down
the tackle
could
againstthe
silverywhiting was
a
sound
waves
Harry
escent
opal-
strains
At
clear, green
among
a
fire,
sweet
the voice
duly
that feat with
excelled
the
the shore.
last
sun
ball of
distance,and
the bait
a
with
a
not
of the
on
fisherman
practised
in the
next
and
fairlysettled
another
as
destination,and
hand-lines
the
took
that
washing
our
overboard
Then
beyond
remains.
The
surface of the
wa/ted
in the
away
west, red
pierwas
of voices
the hum
and
these
of
but
except the
heard
the
the broad
on
the
stringband,
a
Sportsman.
a
lovelyevening.
a
was
in
justdisappearing
H-as
of
of
three
line
hooks
the line at intervals.
For
used.
haul
them
a
on
couple
board,
whiting,until
curiouslyenough, nothing but silver)last,exactlyat
fun
few
was
at
hours
an
ten
end.
o'clock,the bait
How
my
of the sport ; how
soul
gave
out, and
at
the
yearned for another
I wished
that
Harr)-and
byGl.)*.)'^
of a Sportsman.
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142
codling fishing is
mackerel
either
and
flyor
of
a
white
better
answers
a
is
your
you
can
persuade her
This
that it is due
acceptance
me
in
may
of your
was
really sorry
with
his
horny
again,sir,won't
to
hand
you
leave
in
?"
dressed
flythan
mice
to
theft
or
she
is discovered
so
moths,
I don't
you.
or
my
Redcar,
and
replied in
to
thing
any-
guarantee
blame
pleasedon't
through
a
surreptitiously
suggestion.
when
I
Harrj-,
mine, whispered," You'll
I
full.
morning, endeavour
statement,
if j'Ou get into trouble
broad
with
while
petticoat,
the
the
to
occur
be
can
take
the billet
of this
body
wife's flannel
escape
else that
wing,
swan's
slumbering peacefully. If
before
an
body, ribbed
for the
flannel.
pieceof turkey-red
from
red
season
mackerel
and
triangularspinnerreadily,
a
gold tinsel, and
obtained
in their
and
had,
plentiful.The
billet are
fancy a flycomposed
Nothing
be
to
the words
come
of the
playwright,"Why, cert'niy."
by