388 TROUT AND ANGLING. 



bushes, or guide it near some frothy hummock, to 

 leave but one or two feet beyond the end of the 

 rod. In such places, sometimes not larger than a 

 hat, to all appearance, but often extending under 

 the banks of the stream to the length of the rod, 

 the trout on coming from the salt water take up 

 their abode, and also disperse themselves, under 

 every log, stone, bank or bush, calculated to afford 

 them cover. It is a peculiar kind of fishing, and 

 requires both caution and patience. 



The angler should descend the stream so mod- 

 erately as not to rile the water more than possible, 

 and stand a moment before coming to a favorite 

 bend or bank, for the cloud to pass off and the wa- 

 ter to become quiet, before he casts his bait into 

 the tempting whirl. On striking, that is, hooking 

 the fish, time should be given to gorge the bait a 

 little, neither should it be done with violence for 

 fear of either breaking the rod, or jerking the 

 line and hook into a tree over head, which, of all 

 things is a difficulty most apt to try one's patience 

 in this brook. To guard against this latter incon- 

 venience, it is best to have a hook, made to screw 

 into the rod of the landing net, for the purpose of 

 drawing down a limb that may be out of reach, in 

 order to disengage the line. 



There are a small species of trout in this stream 

 which are what we call natives, and do not visit the 



