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BROOK AND RIVER TROUTING 



If a boulder resists the onward flow of the current 

 near the far bank, throw the minnow so that it drops 

 gently into the water a foot or more above the boulder ; 

 then spin down past it. If nothing happens then, 

 try the other side of the rock. Should the water 

 undermine the far bank, drop the minnow in at the 

 top of the run and spin down it ; in fact try every 

 place, including the thinnest of water, that could 

 contain a fish, and use all the knowledge and intelligence 

 you have ; for you will need it all, if you are to get 

 any success in low clear water. 



When a reach of quiet steady-flowing water is 

 ruffled by a wind, it will often yield good results to 

 a minnow carefully fished. The edges should be 

 thoroughly worked and the angler should never fail 

 to spin his minnow alongside all patches of weed, as 

 in such places minnows frequently congregate, and a 

 feeding trout knows where to find them. 



Another type of spinning is afforded by a long 

 reach of rapid water that is broken up all over by 

 boulders of every possible shape and size. In such 

 water the trout will not follow the minnow far ; they 

 will either seize their prey as it passes them, or turn 

 round and make a sudden rush at it before it can get 

 many inches below. Therefore it is best to fish the 

 minnow here with a short line and to spin the bait 

 briskly down past each boulder. For such water 

 the longer fly rod will be found to be the better 



