54 nSIIINC. FOR TROUT AND GRAYLING. 



of tlie Trout, therefore much more care in land- 

 ing is recjuired ; and a landing net is generally 

 indispensable, especially where the banks are 

 liio-h, for the mouth will seldom bear the wei2;ht 

 of the fish out of the water. 



An exception in regard to striking must be 

 made in the case of large Grayling or Trout ; as 

 such will generally strike themselves, if the line 

 is not too slack. There is much dano-er of 

 breaking your hold or tackle by striking such 

 fish ; and especially if you are throwing down 

 stream. Many an angler has lost his fly, or 

 broken the point of his hook, by striking at the 

 moment of a good rise. The point of the hook 

 is in danger, when it catches the bony part of a 

 Trout's mouth ; and the fly is lost by the gut 

 snapping, close to the head, when the movement 

 of a large fish is simultaneous with the angler's 

 striking. In such a case both angler and fish 

 pull at once, a point always to be avoided. 



