54 FISHING FOR TROUT AND GRAYLING. 



of the Trout, therefore much more care in land- 

 ing is required ; and a landing net is generally 

 indispensable, especially where the banks are 

 high, for the mouth will seldom bear the weight 

 of the fish out of the water. 



An exception in regard to striking must be 

 made in the case of large Grayling or Trout ; as 

 such will generally strike themselves, if the line 

 is not too slack. There is much danger of 

 breaking your hold or tackle by striking such 

 fish ; and especially if you are throwing down 

 stream. -Many an angler has lost his fly, or 

 broken the point of his hook, by striking at the 

 moment of a good rise. The point of the hook 

 is in danger, when it catches the bony part of a 

 Trout's mouth ; and the fly is lost by the gut 

 snapping, close to the head, when the movement 

 of a large fish is simultaneous with the angler's 

 striking. In such a case both angler and fish 

 pull at once, a point always to be avoided. 



