UPSTREAM WORM FISHING 73 



No doubt a long rod has the advantage of enabling 

 the wielder to keep out of sight readily, but the writers 

 seldom use any other than a loj ft. fly rod, simply 

 because they frequently find it advisable to change 

 from worm to fly and vice versa. 



The reel and line should be the same as that used 

 for fly fishing, and also the cast (as in fly fishing), a 

 tapered one of three yards, the last yard being of 

 finest drawn gut. Then comes the worm tackle. With 

 regard to this there is a choice of three different 

 varieties, each having its own advantages, and it is 

 for the reader to use that with which he best succeeds. 



First there is the single-hook tackle, in which the 

 worm is threaded over the shank of the hook, and is 

 kept from slipping down by a crank at the top. The 

 advantages of this tackle are that most of the hook is 

 hidden, being buried in the worm, and, the hook being 

 fairly large, a good hold is got upon a fish when hooked. 



Second comes the two-hook or Pennell tackle. In 

 this case two small hooks are used, one being whipped 

 on to the gut an inch above the other. The upper 

 hook is put through the worm a quarter to half an inch 

 below the head, the worm is then twisted once round 

 the tackle between the hooks, and the lower hook 

 is put through the lower end of the body. This is a 

 very good form of tackle, and is the one preferred by 

 the writers, as the worm lives longer on it than when 

 threaded on a single hook, is livelier and has a more 



