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finer trace and flight, though of the same pattern as 
Fig. 1, and smaller baits should be used. The trace in 
this case should be constructed with two yards of stout, 
round, stained gut between the lead and the flight. If 
as small a bait as a Minnow, or very small loach—an 
excellent bait—is used, the same trace and lead, but the 
flight recommended for Trout-spinning in streams 
(fig. 3, Plate, p. 116) must be substituted. 
In every other respect,—that is to say, except in time, 
tackle, and size of bait,—there is no difference in 
principle or practice between lake trolling for Brown 
Trout and for great Lake Trout. 
Loach—or more accurately “ stone loach”—can gene- 
rally be caught by wading up a shallow burn, armed 
with a fork, and turning over the stones. The loach, 
which has an ostrich-like habit of thinking its body hidden 
when its head is, permits itself to be “speared” without 
much difficulty. 
In all sorts of spinning, whether in lake or river, a 
good breeze is usually an advantage. In the case of 
very large sheets of water, I have, however, on more 
than one occasion, made very good baskets of Brown 
Trout in a dead calm, and with a bright sun over 
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ARTIFICIAL BAITS. 
No artificial bait with which I am acquainted is nearly 
so good for lake trolling as a natural one. The spoon 
