CHAPTER IX GRILSE "Alas! regardless of their doom, The little victims play!" -GRAY, A distant prospect of Eton College. EARLY in the season, when fresh salmon are running every tide, and the year is young and every rising fish may be a monster, grilse are regarded as a nuisance. "It is only a grilse," shouts your comrade in an injured tone, as his bending rod shows that he is fast in something. And apart from the dissatisfaction one may feel with the grilse for not being the hoped for "stor lax," he will, unless tightly held and promptly dragged ashore, be a positive disadvantage; for he will splash all over the pool and perchance scare his betters. But in the dog-days, when the sun is bright and the water warm, and salmon are scarce and sulky, the grilse sometimes assumes an importance more nearly answering to his merits. We may then even go so far as to take out a small rod and fine tackle and angle for him of CHAPTER IX GRÄLSE * Als' reg. Jess of their doom, The little actions play!” A1PAY, A wist Int prospect of F'on College. EARLY in the season, when fresh salmon are Honing every tide, and the year is young and every rising fish may be a monster, grilse are regarded as a nuisance. "It is only a grilse," shouts your comrade in an inju.ed tone, as hps bonding rod shows that he is fast in someAnd apart from the dissatisfaction one with the grilse for not being the "stor lax," he will, unless tightly promptly dragged ashore, he a posi„dvantage; for he will splash all over I and perchance scare his betters. But e dog days, who the sun is bright and : water warm, and salmon are scarce and Sulky, the grise sometimes assumes an importance more nearly answering to his merits. We may then even go so far as to take out a small rod and fine tackle and angle for him of |