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middle of the brook and let the bait float round 

 the whirlpool to G, then reel back. Drop your bait 

 in the bubbles, let it float past F to ^, and guide 

 it along nearly to the rock and back. Cast again 

 to first fish at head of rapid deeps, and so work 

 it to A and to G and return. The next position 

 to take is just above sand-bar I at C, where you 

 cast across to the rock, running along the bubbles 

 on both sides one after the other, and reel back. 

 A short cast in the ripples at B and return, then 

 a long cast to the bubbles at opposite side, run- 

 ning down to the rock E and return. A fresh cast 

 to E from a new standpoint on the sand-bar 7, 

 where you w^ork round the rocks, then let it run 

 down the bubbles to F and below — then back — 

 making a fresh cast to the head of the rapids be- 

 low sand-bar, you float along to the end and back. 

 This short descriptive plan of what part to fish 

 and what to avoid, is very typical of most parts 

 of a running stream. Being particular that bubbles 

 be your guide, you cannot go wrong on a stream 

 with its many varied trout haunts. Don't be de- 

 ceived by what looks like a nice smooth, deep 

 pool. Trout are in their favorite aerated water 

 at each side of such a place, while the pool itself 

 is usually the abode of suckers and chub. Re- 



