. Wild Spain ... records of sport with rifle, rod, and gun, natural history and exploration . years. Considering that we had employeda local guide, furnished by the said host, the occasionappeared to justify a protest of not unmeasured there is no use losing ones temper in Spain: noquality there so valuable as patience : and the reward ofa modicum of reasoned restraint was that the rough,but kind-hearted Asturian insisted next morning on accom-panying us himself to another river, seven miles away,where we enjoj^ed, for Spain, excellent sjDort. Under the adverse conditions above outli
. Wild Spain ... records of sport with rifle, rod, and gun, natural history and exploration . years. Considering that we had employeda local guide, furnished by the said host, the occasionappeared to justify a protest of not unmeasured there is no use losing ones temper in Spain: noquality there so valuable as patience : and the reward ofa modicum of reasoned restraint was that the rough,but kind-hearted Asturian insisted next morning on accom-panying us himself to another river, seven miles away,where we enjoj^ed, for Spain, excellent sjDort. Under the adverse conditions above outlined, it wouldbe irrational to look for any very great measure of successin Spanish fronting—though, were it possible (which it isnot) to secure fair play for the Salmonida-, there is nophysical or other reason why the Basque and Biscayanprovinces might not rival either Scotch or Scandinavianwaters. The following brief records of a few experiencesin Northern Spain will serve to illustrate what may beexpected, in a sporting sense, of the Cantabrian trout. TROUT AND TROUTING IN SPAIN. 179. Santander (Provincia). The Province of Santander,hardly less wild and moun-tainous than the Asturias, pre-sents somewhat similar condi-tions of water, fish, and Cantabrian range, extend-ing from Pyrenees to Atlantic,the common southern boundaryof all the Biscayan provinces,attains in Santander some of itsgreatest elevations, includingthe celebrated Picos de Europa(9,000 feet), the home of theSpanish bear and chamois. The trend of the land dipsgradually from these inland heights towards the sea: yeteven on the coast the scenery is savage and grand, someof the altitudes being very great. The view lookingacross the magnificent harbour of Santander recalls in the Sunny South the scenery of Arctic Norwaj^ with allthe fantastic tracery of snow-mountains and jagged peaksvividly reflected in the unruffled breadths of the fjord. The rivers, of course, reflect the characteristics of theland. B
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