230 Night-Fishing. 



worm, and recourse may be had to its agency in 

 the eddies of streams on the channel side. It 

 yields best sport on a moonlight night in the 

 month of June. 



Night-fishing, up till the end of June, is generally 

 most profitable when prosecuted in a " small " black 

 water after a small flood ; but during the remain- 

 der of its season a low clear water is often pro- 

 ductive of excellent sport. For minnow - fishing 

 a "small" clear water is to be preferred in May, 

 but a black water will not be without gain in 

 June. The small artificial fly, however, will be 

 of no avail in a black water under moonlight. 

 During the month of June, trout may take at all 

 hours of the night, with the proper lure, whether 

 there be moonlight or not. As the season advances 

 and the darkness deepens towards midnight, in the 

 absence of the moon there is generally a lull in the 

 sport from about half-past eleven till one o'clock in 

 the morning, when the "take" may come on again 

 and be continued till dawn. This holds good in 

 July both with fly and minnow ; but if the moon 

 shine out, there may be uninterrupted success to 

 both lures all night long. 



In the early morning, when the sun is bright and 

 warm, the May-fly in its season frequently proves 

 very deadly. If the angler find the fly fruitless 

 during June and July, let him at once resort to 



