86 TROUT-FISHING FOR THE BEGINNER 



and partially across. Small minnows and 

 fine tackle should always be used in low clear 

 water. Indeed, with the exception of worm 

 fishing in flooded water, fine tackle always 

 pays best when in pursuit of trout. Some 

 fishermen are capable of using finer casts 

 and traces than others, the temperament 

 of the individual having a lot to do with it. 

 In riding, some people have better " hands " 

 than others, and the same thing applies to 

 angling. 



By always carrying a couple of small quill 

 minnows and a trace, many a bad day with 

 the fly can be retrieved. Capital sport has 

 often been had by fishing upstream in the 

 morning with fly, and back again in the 

 evening with minnow. 



