The sportsman's book for India . tober to March or April. In the hot weatherwe are pretty certain of plenty of heat and norain ; in the rains we shall, as a rule, have enoughand to spare of water; while the cold weather,again, is a very certain and constant quantity,the temperature varying according to latitude orelevation, but not much year by year in eachlocality. A delightful time this—constant sun-shine and bright, cool air, with only an occasionalshower to lay the dust and freshen the greenery,the anticipation of which goes far to cheer onethrough the discomforts of the other ,
The sportsman's book for India . tober to March or April. In the hot weatherwe are pretty certain of plenty of heat and norain ; in the rains we shall, as a rule, have enoughand to spare of water; while the cold weather,again, is a very certain and constant quantity,the temperature varying according to latitude orelevation, but not much year by year in eachlocality. A delightful time this—constant sun-shine and bright, cool air, with only an occasionalshower to lay the dust and freshen the greenery,the anticipation of which goes far to cheer onethrough the discomforts of the other , with all this regularity, it will be understoodthat there is far more certainty as regards bothseasons and days than we are accustomed to inthe old country. The water will, as a rule, befound pretty much as we expect to find it at anygiven time ; hence disappointments are to a greatextent spared. Yet it is well to confess that suchdo occur, and often enough too, caused by rain inthe hills from which the river comes, snow-water. FISHING 231 appearing before the usual time, or somethingmysterious in the air or water, which preventsthe fish from taking—for these fish have theirways and ideas, even as trout or salmon—andmany a time, from one or other of these causes,has my leave been in vain. Fish are known to be kittle cattle all the Variedworld over, and it need not therefore cause sur- P^^**°^prise that there is little finality of either fact oropinion as to seasons, times of day, state of water,etc., which are best for the capture of the mahseerand other sporting fish of India, to say nothingof the difference of views and tastes in the mattersof rods, tackle, and lures. It will therefore bebest to touch on all these questions in a generalway, endeavouring to present to the reader someconclusions more or less definite on which hemay start work. And first, as to seasons, with which is naturally Seasons andconnected the state of the water. There is one ^^*^-fact which appea
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