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hitch would bring the angler over his waders. 

 When impossible to extricate tackle, and a break 

 is unavoidable, put rod and gear in a straight line 

 and pull. Some of the gut may be saved ; 

 anyhow, there is no use wasting time over it. 



One general matter may here be impressed 

 upon the novice : Do not allow the bait to sink 

 much in quick water, and keep the rod-point 

 rather high. 



Good trout constantly lie in quite shallow runs, 

 especially when shaded by bushes, during the hot 

 months, and in casting under an opposite foliaged 

 bank lower the point of the rod just before the 

 completion of the forward swing, and give it 

 either a push forward or draw it back to shoot the 

 bait under the leaves or avoid getting hung up as 

 the case may be ; if nicely timed, the last motions 

 will communicate themselves to the bait. These 

 thin shallows of 5 in. to 6 in. deep should not be 

 hurried over, and are to be fished as in our first 

 principles, allowing, of course, for intervening 

 scrub. In the late evening, when fish are on the 

 move looking for food, such places do well, since 

 trout seeking shade before are now likely to be in 

 the open. Many deepish, easy-going stickles will 

 be noticed. These are, at all times, certain haunts, 



and are to be worked as much as possible from 



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