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tance from the worm to tlie float should be Sin. or 4iii. greater 

 than the depth of the water), the tackle, if heavy, is cast out 

 directly off the reel; or if it is light, loops of line are pulled 

 out from between the rod-rings, and released as the tackle 

 flies out. It is then allowed to swim down stream for 20yds. 

 or more, line running freely off the reel. If the tackle is 

 heavy, it may be necessary to slightly check the reel, for it 

 is important to let the bait be carried by the stream a little 

 ahead of the float, so that the worm is presented to the 

 salmon before the gut. With light tackle the friction of the 

 reel is usually suificient to effect this. What is known on 

 the Trent as "tight-corking" may be resorted to in very 

 swift streams. Heavy weights are needed on the line, and 

 the distance from the float to the bait should be at least 1ft. 

 greater than the depth of the water. The float in this method 

 is only allowed to travel down stream to about the spot the 

 salmon are, and is then checked. On its course it has to be 

 held well back, to cause the stream to lift the bait off the 

 bottom. After the worm has been a few minutes in one spot, 

 the float may be pulled back a little, and then be allowed to 

 work a little further down stream. 



The Trent angler uses the brightest maiden lobs {i.e., 

 without the ring near the head) he can find, those culled at 

 night on a grass plat over a subsoil of marl being the best. 

 The worms should be well scoured in moss. Two worms are 

 placed on the hook. The hook-point is put into the head of 

 one worm, and brought out at its middle, and is then inserted 

 into the middle of the second worm, and threaded through 

 to its head. Prawns worked a little off the bottom, on Trent 

 tackle, will often kill when worms are useless. Finally, let 

 me say that the Nottingham style of fishing is extremely 

 artistic, and is to be by no means looked down upon because 

 the lure is a worm. It requires, if anything, more skill than 

 fly-fishing, and haunts of salmon which are otherwise un- 

 approachable can often be reached by this method. Those 

 who feel inclined to know more of this subject should read 

 the remarks on Nottingham fishing in "Angling for Coarse 

 Fish," where many details, for which I cannot find space 



