174 THE PRACTICAL ANGLER 



observe the trout come out from the opposite bank, 

 and again and again make a dart at the minnow, 

 and turn back ; if he gives his minnow a jerk, which 

 it requires considerable practice to refrain from 

 doing, ten chances to one he alarms the trout ; 

 he should continue playing his minnow in the same 

 manner, and never lift it till it is close to the edge. 

 He must also avoid moving, as the trout, having 

 started from some place where it could not see him, 

 follows the minnow till it comes within sight of him ; 

 so long, however, as he remains stationary there is 

 nothing to alarm it, but if he makes any movement 

 it will bolt off immediately. 



Even in shallow still water, if there is any project- 

 ing piece of bank which can afford shelter to a trout, 

 the angler may capture it if there is the least ripple 

 on the water, but such casts require to be fished very 

 carefully and without a sinker. In rivers much fished 

 with the minnow we frequently get most trout in 

 these out-of-the-way places, as most anglers pass 

 them over as unworthy of notice. 



In small streams, when they are clear and low, we 

 have fished up stream with minnow with great 

 success. All still and even moderately quiet waters 

 can be fished just as easily up stream as down, and 

 by adopting this method, using fine tackle without 

 a drag and small minnows, we have captured trout 

 in mill-caulds and other places with no stream in 

 them, when the sun was shining brightly and not 

 a ripple on the surface. Even in streams, if the 

 angler throws his minnow partly across and partly 



