MINNOW AND PARR-TAIL FISHING 1G9 



The following illustration shows the minnow- 

 tackle, and also a view of the minnow when baited. 



In baiting, take the large hook, and, entering it 

 at the mouth of the minnow, run it right through 

 the body, and bring it out about a quarter of an 

 inch from the tail, leaving the minnow as nearly as 

 possible in the curve represented in the foregoing 

 figure. The object of having the minnow in a curve 

 form is, that it may turn round when it is drawn 

 against the stream, and this can be better accom- 

 plished by a small curvature than a large one. If 

 the body of the minnow is almost doubled up, the 

 spinning is horrible to behold, and much more likely 

 to alarm than attract a trout ; the smallest curva- 

 ture will do, and the hook should protrude freely. 

 The upper hook is then stuck through the lips, 

 which completes the process, and the angler should, 

 before commencing, draw it through the water, to 

 see that it spins properly. 



Some anglers use a much larger hook for the lips 

 than we have indicated, acting upon the prevalent 

 opinion that trout invariably seize and swallow their 

 prey head-foremost, and that there should therefore 



