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backwards from the direction in which your 

 bait is. When the bait is hauled home, repeat 

 the cast. It is never necessary to strike at a 

 fish ; the constant motion given to the minnow 

 in spinning it this way is quite sufficient to hook 

 him. The common advice of making the min- 

 now spin against the stream is erroneous. 

 Spin it with the stream, and invariably do so 

 when the weather is clear and the water low. 

 When you fish a stream, stand at its tail, and 

 fling your minnow towards the head of the cur- 

 rent on that side nearest you. Repeat your 

 casts until you have fished the stream from you 

 across to the other side. If after half a dozen 

 casts there is no run, proceed to another situa- 

 tion. When the water is discoloured and full, 

 you may fish the stream in whatsoever direction 

 you like, either against the current or with it ; 

 the same advice is applicable to fishing in pools 

 when ruffled by the breeze. The best fish are 

 caught in clear and rapid streams immediately 

 before, during, and just after the drake-season. 

 A second very excellent way to bait with 

 the minnow is, to use six hooks ; they must be 

 rather small ones say No. 5 Kendal and 

 they must be bright, and without the usual 

 blue polish. The first hook is to have a small 

 bit of lead looped on to the gut near where 

 that hook is tied; about half an inch lower 



