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before you strike. If you see a salmon take the 

 minnow a rare occurrence, since the lure is well 

 sunk just let him turn ere you call him to 

 account. Do not dally so long over a fish rising 

 short at the minnow as you would do over one that 

 missed your fly ; after one or two ineffectual casts 

 move on to " fresh fields and pastures new," before 

 you have created alarm where you wished to allure, 

 and return after a time to tempt him yet again. 



And now let me add a word or two on salmon- 

 fishing with the worm. The tackle required is 

 of the simplest description, and consists of a single 

 hook, No. 16, tied upon the same kind of gut as 

 is used in minnow - spinning, and well weighted, 

 so that there may be both slow motion and deep 

 fishing. Three well -scoured worms, each about 

 four inches long, of the kind already referred to 

 in the chapter on " Worm-fishing/' are required to 

 form one good bait. Enter the hook about the 

 upper third of the first worm, and bringing it 

 out about the lower third, run the bait up the 

 gut to make way for the others. Eepeat the pro- 

 cess with the second worm, reserving the third to 

 cover the barb of the hook ; bring down the others 

 to meet it, and you will thus completely conceal 

 shank, bend, and point, while the loose portions 

 will hang over and form a tempting bait. If the 

 worms are small, four may be necessary. I have 



