124 TROUT-FISHING IN BROOKS 



time has come for driving the said steel home. If 

 the water be absolutely dead no lead is required, 

 but should there be a slight movement I consider 

 that one No. 4 shot pinched on about 9 in. above 

 the hook is decidedly useful. The worms should 

 be the same as already recommended for brown 

 trout, but somewhat larger, say 3 in. before 

 extension, or two of the smaller ones put on 

 together make an attractive bait. To bait one 

 worm, run the hook in a little below the head, and 

 thread the worm carefully until able to bring the 

 head part up on the gut beyond the top of the 

 hook-shank ; the barb is embedded well above 

 the tail. To bait two worms, bring the hook out 

 at the middle of the first and draw that worm up 

 the gut ; then put on the second worm as a single 

 one, save that it only covers the lower part of the 

 hook-shank, and bring down the first worm to 

 meet it. In this way you have head and tail or 

 heads and tails wriggling, which is much better 

 than the obsolete method of entering a hook at 

 the point of the head. Worms may be thrown 

 upstream in the usual way, though with rather 

 more line than as advised for fario, and either 

 brought slowly or let travel down with a slight 

 sink-and-draw motion ; or, in a perfectly motion- 

 less deep, they may be held steady, but also sunk 



