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line, and a small hook, should be used. 

 Catch one of the flies similar to those at 

 which the trout are rising, and hook it 

 under the belly ; let the sun be in your 

 face and the wind behind you ; stand as far 

 from the bank as you can ; then drop the fly 

 lightly on the water, and if a fish does not 

 rise at it in a moment, lift it and let it drop 

 again ; if there is a fish about, the fly will not 

 be dropped many times before it is seized. 

 Be careful, when you strike, that you do not 

 break your line. You may do good exe- 

 cution by poking your rod under trees or 

 bushes overhanging the water, but you must 

 go carefully and quickly to work or you will 

 not have the shadow of a chance. 



MINNOW-SPINNING AND BOTTOM-FISHING. 



The rod for spinning the minnow should 

 be thirteen or fourteen feet long, light and 

 not stiff. As the line is light, and the tackle 

 fine, one is likely to break them when he 



