MAYFLY AND LAKE FISHING 95 



artificials quite well. The chief requisite in 

 trolling is a knowledge of the shoals and 

 bays where the fish usually lie. The local 

 boatmen know these places, so the angler is 

 pretty safe if he puts himself in their hands. 

 There is little skill in trolling beyond being 

 able to play a fish when it is on. Once 

 hooked, there is plenty of room in a lake to 

 play and tire out a trout, so apart from the 

 chance of a " smash " all should go well. 

 The minnow should be weighted, so as to 

 keep it two or three feet beneath the surface, 

 and sufficient line should be out, say twenty 

 yards, to keep the line well behind the boat. 

 When trolling, deeper water is tried than 

 when fly-fishing, and very often heavy trout 

 are secured in the deepest part of a lake. 

 On Lake Windermere "specimen" fish are 

 frequently taken on the char trolls, which 

 are sunk to a great depth. Trolling is rather 

 dull work compared with spinning on a river, 

 but it is the only reliable method of taking 

 really heavy trout in lakes. 



