The North Country Angler. (ft 



This method of Mr. Walton's may be altered, 

 by putting the hook at first in at the underside 

 of the minnow's under chap, and quite through 

 the upper chap too, then draw it two or three 

 inches on to the line, and put the hook in at the 

 mouth, &c. this will keep the minnow's mouth 

 close, which otherwise should be stitched up. 



I saw a Gentleman once fishing In a deep 

 strong stream with a minnow, he struck upon a 

 trout's taking the bait, but not giving him time 

 to gorge, he lost the fish. I saw him put on a 

 fresh bait; he had two middle-sized hooks, the 

 one at the end of his line, the other an inch 

 above it ; he put the first hook in at the min- 

 now's side near the middle, and the other he 

 put in near the tail, and the point and beard of 

 it out, where he put in the first hook. Then he 

 put a swan-shot into the minnow's mouth, and 

 stitched it up with a white thread ; he threw in 

 at the top of the stream, and let it go down, 

 then pulled it up again, and let it sink as before. 

 I told him, I thought it would do better to bait 

 the contrary way ; and put the first hook in at 

 the middle of the minnow, and out at the tail; 

 and the second hook in at the mouth, and out 

 at the middle, and then stitch up the mouth as 

 before ; then draw the bait with its head fore- 

 most against or across the stream; He tried this 

 way and liked it better ; but when he saw me 

 bait with a minnow, and fish a stream, he said 

 he thought it the best, and would use it for the 

 future. 



My method is this : I use a rod with a strong 

 top ; I make my line of lengths plaited with an 



