SILVER SHINER AND GOLDEN CHUB 



the fish are known to be. The best months are 

 September and October; and the most favorable 

 hours are early morning and late afternoon, though 

 on dark and cloudy days, with a brisk wind, the 

 middle of the day is just as favorable. 



For short casting, row slowly along, in water 

 from five to ten feet deep, and cast the minnow as 

 near as possible to the edge of weed patches, reel- 

 ing in again very slowly. When the wind and cur- 

 rent are just right, it is a good plan to drift while 

 casting. As soon as the fish strikes, and is well 

 hooked, the boat should be moved to deeper, more 

 open water by a skilled boatman; and care should 

 be taken that the line is kept taut, in order to les- 

 sen the chances of the fish's taking to the weeds. 



The minnow may be trolled along the edges of 

 the channel, just outside the weed patches, from a 

 moving boat, with a line of from thirty to fifty 

 yards. 



The tackle may be the same as that used for 

 lake trout. Many anglers troll with hand lines of 

 heavy, braided linen; but the use of a rod is of 

 much greater service in playing large fish, should 

 you succeed in getting them. A fish of such ex- 

 cellent game qualities deserves treatment of a bet- 

 ter kind. 



The range of these three splendid game fishes 

 is so wide as to make it impossible to give even a 

 short list of places. Lake trout, togue, and salmon 



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