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Jan 6
Twothylla in my line. Made the dinner spin. Sprinkle of rain, but then cleared up. Drove to Fairrain and was greeted by Sr Jorge and 3 of Edwards sons, almost immediately we found ourselves off on a thermal hunt at Hacienda Suraya, shot 4. After skinning in the afternoon went fishing with the 3 sons. On 2 occasions perdic ran across the road, we stopped the bus, got out and looked for them and failed to find them although almost certain that we were within 10 yards of them. While down at the ford 2 sons went off to shoot a teal and a huallata; the oldest stayed with me. An indian was fishing with the standard hand line + worm. I got out my rod. The son outright laughed at my spinner and said fish wouldn't bite at that thing. He also said there were no fish at the place-chose, 1st cast: a good strike, 2nd cast: ditto; 3rd cast: a fish took spinner and all off with him. My last spinner, two
Jan 7
Fishing in morning with Srzoe, Edwards, and Alberto Jr. Edwards- about 20 trout 9-14" between us. Also 1 perdic out in the barley field below the Hacienda. Srzoe says that Festera orthylla, which he calls paja brava, is probably worth less as pasture, richer in better; the little stuff between chunks of rich most valuable of all. Parmenian and sports it sheep for lactone per yr.
After a rain sprinkle went off in search of a huallata nest & huckleb. Then packed up and drove to our old camping place across the river.