2o8 RED DEER. 



will never be lost while a stream flows ; it 

 will be familiar when the school-books are 

 dust and mildew. 



They tickle the fish as it lies under a stone, 

 slightly rubbing it underneath to keep it still, 

 and then quickly run a sharpened kitchen 

 fork through the tail, and so secure the slip- 

 pery trout. They tie a treble hook, like a 

 grapnel, to a stout piece of twine, and draw 

 it across the water till under the fish, when, 

 giving a sudden snatch, one of the hooks 

 is sure to catch it at the side. Trout can 

 also be wired with a running loop of wire. 

 Groping for trout (or tickling), still practised 

 in the rivers when they are low so that the 

 fish can be got at, is tracing it to the stone 

 it lies under, then rubbing it gently beneath, 

 which causes the fish to gradually move back- 

 wards into the hand till the fingers suddenly 

 close in the gills, where alone a firm hold 

 can be obtained. 



