84 TROUT-FISHING IN BROOKS 



conditions are bright days with a high wind, 

 especially from the N.W. 



Bites of immature trout may be detected by the 

 fidgetty, restless way they take. A Cornish 

 angler said to me, " I knows when it's a good 

 'un ; they bites solid " a particularly happy 

 expression. 



During very sultry weather the best times to 

 worm fish are the early morning and just after 

 sunset, but a good creel is often to be made 

 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. 



Attention must be constantly paid to the state 

 of the bait to make certain that both hooks are 

 embedded in the worm, and that it is lively. 

 Worms torn by biting or lifeless should be im- 

 mediately replaced. 



I trust I have now said enough upon this deadly 

 (in good hands) method of summer angling to put 

 the beginner in touch with his fish. Half the 

 battle is very cautious approach, a motionless 

 position, and light upstream casting with a short 

 line, plus observing the directions given about 

 manoeuvring the line and dealing with bites. 



