TROUT RIVER AND LAKE MINNOW-SPINNING. IIg 
tail of the Minnow is a glass bead slid down tightly on 
toa knot in the gut, which is thickened by lapping at 
the point to make it fit close. The bead thus prevents 
the friction of the Minnow fraying the gut below. The 
Minnow can be so adjusted that the trace and tail- 
hooks may either spin with it, or remain stationary. 
In the former case, the gut, when it passes through the 
Minnow, must be thickened by lapping round it, so that 
it may fit close. 
The trace for this artificial Minnow, and the mode of 
using it, are identical with those already described for the 
natural bait. The trace is, however, only suitable for 
‘Minnow fishing,” properly so called, and not for spinning 
in large lakes or rivers. 
A long lightish stiff rod, with stiff rings, is most con- 
venient for Minnow-spinning. The rod embraced in the 
general rod described at p. 51, and similar to that used 
in Trout worm-fishing, but with a somewhat stiffer top, 
will answer the purpose well. 
In Minnow fishing a small sharp gaff is more con- 
venient than a net, because the hooks are very apt to get 
entangled in the meshes, and not unfrequently get broken 
with the struggles of the fish. 
LAKE SPINNING FOR TROUT. 
There are two species of non-migratory Trout: one, 
the common Brown Trout (Salmo fario), to be found in 
almost all the considerable lochs and pools in Scotland 
