100 THE ANGLER S GUIDE. 



Trout, particularly when used by spinning it against 

 the stream, or in the eddies, where the water falls 

 over into tumbling-bays, mill- tails, pools, &c. Hooks 

 are fitted on purpose for this mode of angling by the 

 tackle-makers. When you are thus fishing, use strong- 

 tackle, and cast your bait lightly in the water, and 

 draw against the stream or eddy very near the surface, 

 so that you can see the Minnow. If you are angling 

 from a high bridge, or any eminence, it will be best 

 to let your bait be some considerable distance from 

 you, particularly if the water is bright. This way of 

 angling for Trout is, often, very successful, and the 

 largest Fish are taken by it. When you have a bite, 

 let him run a little before you strike. When you are 

 angling with a live Minnow for Trout, hook the Min- 

 now by the lips, or beneath the back fin, with a No. 

 6 hook, and let your bait swim rather below mid- 

 water. Deep dark holes, surrounded with trees, &c., 

 and free from an eddy or stream, are the most likelv 

 places to take a Trout in, when fishing with a live 

 Minnow. Some Anglers put on their lines a small 

 cork float, when fishing in a still hole. Trout are 

 also taken with flies, both natural and artificial, which 

 I shall describe under the head of Fly-fishing. 



Trout will begin to feed in March, if the weather is 

 fine for the season, and continue till Michaelmas, 

 soon after which time they spawn. The first two or 

 three months are the best for bottom- fishing ; the 

 Trout are then on the scowers and shallows, and 

 feed most at bottom, because the weather is frequently 



