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when the day is bright, with scarce any wind stirring, and 

 the water so clear that the salmon can discover the decep- 

 tion of it : they can be taken by no other method of angling 

 than this and weirs and minnow-fishing, when the weather 

 and water are in such a state. 



Another mode of fishing with lob-worms for salmon is to 

 run the hook through the middle of a lob-worm, well 

 scoured, and pull it above the shank ; then take a second, 

 and put the hook in an inch below the tail, drawing it on 

 the hook about three-fourths of the length, the head of the 

 worm being at its point, then draw down the first to the 

 latter worm. A piece of lead, with a small hole through it, 

 (which is called a plumb,) must be fastened upon the line 

 two feet above the hook, by which means the bait can be 

 kept in any certain spot, and pulling the line tight, the 

 plumb will be felt at the bottom, and the bait with the link 

 below it will be given motion to by the current : when the 

 bait has remained a few minutes, gently move it about a yard 

 up the stream, and again let the plumb rest at the bottom ; 

 this will excite the attention of the fish, and frequently 

 tempts them to seize the worms. 



A third way is with four or more worms, the hook to be 

 put through three of their heads, and pull them up the line ; 

 the last should be the largest, and the hook must be thrust 

 in an inch below the tail, and the head to cover its point ; 

 the rest of the worms upon the line are to be slipped down 

 to the shank of the hook, but not upon it, the worms will 

 then play around the hook in a manner the most alluring to 

 attract the salmon. In trout-fishing this plan of fixing the 

 worms proves very successful, and when only one worm is 

 used the hook should be inserted at its head, and the tail 

 left to play at the end of the hook. 



In trolling for salmon with minnow or grayling, the foot- 



