How to Get Them 



teen feet deep; weeds are a good test of depth. 

 Minnows and spoons should run through the 

 water about two feet deep (rowing just fast enough 

 to make the lures spin) and should be kept in the 

 water that depth; whenever the boat stops, reel 

 the line in, or it gets fast at the bottom. In turn- 

 ing round make a wide sweep and the lure will 

 follow; if a sudden turn is made the line gets 

 snagged. The same depth should be maintained 

 for mascalonge and pike; a little deeper does no 

 harm if there are no weeds. For deep water trout 



Dowagiac Rainbow. 



a sinker is necessary. They sometimes lie forty 



feet deep in unbroken bottoms, jumping in places 



from forty to twenty; that can be found out 



by sounding. When a fish takes the 



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anTsteady ^"^^' whether you get it or not, it is 

 wise to remember the length of line 

 out, and rate of rowing, so that it may be repeated. 

 In using light lures and fly spoons for casting 

 on the surface, the rule is to cast just inside of 

 the weeds, or nearest the centre of the lake. This 

 applies to all fish, more especially pike, mascalonge 

 and pickerel; but for trout and charrs, round or 

 near the mouths of fresh-water, running in, are the 

 best places to work at. Trout are, perhaps, the 

 hardest to find in lakes; they lie at times in shal- 

 lows and at other times in the deepest parts, ac- 

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