CHAPTER VI 

 WORM AND MINNOW FISHING 



1. Worm and minnow fishing. 



Once the beginner becomes thoroughly 

 enamoured of fly-fishing, he will be hard to 

 wean from it, but under certain conditions 

 other modes of angling pay better, such as 

 worm and minnow fishing. At any time 

 during the summer months the river is liable 

 to come down in spate, and as the water rises 

 and increases hi volume, it becomes more 

 and more opaque. Under such conditions 

 the fish cannot see artificial flies, and so the 

 angler must either possess his soul in patience 

 till the stream begins to subside, or else try 

 his luck with the worm. 



When the river begins to rise, the trout 

 are on the look out for food in the shape of 

 worms or other edible matter washed down 

 by the current. With the increase in volume, 

 and thickening of the water, the trout's vision 

 is restricted, so that the worm fisher can 



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