Fish and Fishing 



large trout may be captured just outside of the 

 place where the muddy water becomes mixed with 

 that of the lake. The use of a boat 

 inTakes^ is advisable, and the angler then can 

 row around, throwing his bait into the 

 stream, which will drive the bait toward him in 

 clearer water. Trout congregate about the 

 mouth of a stream to get the food which it brings 

 down. 



Minnow fishing requires the exercise of much 

 presence of mind. A large trout makes a glorious 

 rush at a minnow, and it requires both skill and 

 coolness in order to secure it. Like 

 other methods of angling, minnow fish- 

 ing in discolored water is comparatively easy, but 

 when the streams are clear, to fish successfully with 

 the minnow, particularly in small waters, requires 

 great dexterity and is one of themost difficult opera- 

 tions of angling. The largest trout taken by the 

 rod are usually caught with the 

 Trout ^"^^^ minnow. Trout accustomed to prey 

 upon their neighbors usually attain 

 a great size, and are more likely to take a minnow 

 than anything else. A minnow measuring about 

 an inch and three-quarters, tail inclusive, is the 

 size for trout, at all seasons, in running water. 

 A large trout will take a small minnow as readily 

 as a large one, a middle-sized trout more so, and 

 a small trout which could not take a large min- 

 now will take a small one. When the water is 

 low and clear it cannot be too small, if it turn the 

 swivels. A large minnow spins in a clumsy, un- 

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