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Chapter IV. 



UPSTREAM WORM FISHING. 



NTO book devoted to the subject of the fishing of 

 North Country rivers would be complete without 

 a chapter on worm fishing. 



This branch of the sport, has during recent years 

 become more and more popular in the Northern 

 Counties, as worm fishing, under the conditions men- 

 tioned later, undoubtedly deserves to be classed as an 

 art alongside of the highest forms of fly fishing. 

 Indeed, in its difficulties it exceeds fly fishing, both 

 wet and dry. 



There remains, however, still a certain amount of 

 prejudice against worm fishing among fly fishermen, 

 who continue to look upon it as unsporting and 

 therefore beneath the notice of a self-respecting fisher- 

 man. But the prejudice of these men is probably 

 largely due to their misconception of the term. For 

 while trout can mostly be caught by any in a fresh 

 with very elementary tackle, it takes an observant 



