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should be varied. Sometimes a steady pace 

 proves most attractive, while again a series 

 of short runs and halts may tempt a fish. 

 The bait should spin about mid-water depth, 

 the weight of the lure depending on the volume 

 of the water at the time. 



Using an ordinary fly-rod, the bait must 

 be thrown underhand and to the side, as the 

 overhand cast is not suited to such a weapon. 

 When spinning the minnow, the angler will 

 always experience the best sport in the fast, 

 streamy water. Right at the head of the 

 roughest streams he will often connect with 

 the largest trout. As the fly-rod is not likely 

 to be equipped with a spinning reel, the 

 necessary length of line should be pulled off 

 by hand, letting the slack line " shoot " as 

 the bait flies out. 



6. Spinning Upstream. 

 Upstream minnow fishing can be success- 

 fully practised in low clear water, although 

 this method is not to be recommended to 

 the angler until he has had considerable 

 experience. Upstream spinning is very kil- 

 ling indeed, but it requires considerable 

 nicety to do it properly. The bait is thrown 

 as one casts a fly in upstream fishing ; it 

 is then spun quickly downstream or down 



