AND HOW TO USE IT. 85 



and June; and they will take a fly until 

 October, but are not then in season. 



Worms are generally a very good and 

 enticing bait for salmon : and there is no better 

 plan of using the worm bait in shallows and 

 steady currents than that recommended for trout 

 angling, termed the " tripping bait " (vide pp. 78 

 and 79) : that is, by fishing without a float. Let 

 the line be shotted within 5 or 6 inches of the 

 bait, and more or less according to the strength 

 of the current : bait the hook with two marsh 

 worms, and then drop the bait lightly into 

 the water, and allow the current to trip it 

 steadily along over the bottom; and if in 

 gradual descent towards a pool it will be the 

 more likely to be snapped up by the salmon ; 

 as they lie with their heads towards the current. 

 Many fine fish may be taken in this way with 

 the tripping bait. 



Whenever the water is discoloured by rains 

 and floods, the worm is a more killing bait 

 than the fly. Use lob-worns when the water 

 is much discoloured, and marsh worms and 

 brandlings in clear water. 



The angler must bear in mind that the 

 salmon is extremly watchful ; therefore every 



