2 1 Minnow- Fishing. 



desirable when fishing up to cover the whole of 

 the water within reach, more frequent casting is 

 necessary. In reference to striking, I have before 

 remarked that, as in up-stream fishing the angler 

 has a better chance of seeing the trout take his 

 minnow, he has likewise a better chance of strik- 

 ing at the proper time. 



Commencing at the tail of a stream, let him fish 

 it up to its neck, casting into the rough broken 

 water on the deepest side. If he be on the chan- 

 nel side, and there be deep water on the other, he 

 should cast towards the bank up and across, at an 

 angle, varying, of course, with the width of the 

 stream ; but if on the bank, let him cast up close 

 to that side, and spin the minnow quickly down at 

 an angle of about 10 from the bank. The main 

 currents of streams will afford good sport, and even 

 the pools, if there is a breeze to ruffle the surface. 

 With a good strong wind, the angler may fish 

 wherever there is a sufficient depth of water to 

 sink the minnow ; but in its absence he cannot do 

 better than confine himself to the streams, which 

 he should fish up from tail to neck, seeking out 

 diligently all places to which large trout may be 

 expected to resort. Even in flooded waters the 

 minnow may be most successfully fished up-stream 

 from the bank side of deep pools, by casting right 

 up close to the margin and bringing it rapidly 



