176 THE PRACTICAL ANGLER 



stitute for the minnow, and it is a very deadly lure 

 for large trout in large rivers, particularly when they 

 are flooded, but in small streams we have never found 

 it of much use. It is unnecessary to instruct the 

 reader in the method of capturing parr ; in Tweed, 

 or any other stream where they are numerous, he 

 will generally get far more than he wishes. They 

 frequent the thin water, and take most readily in 

 a sunny day. 



The tackle used for parr-tail should be of the same 

 kind as that used for minnow, but with larger hooks, 

 say a No 1 for the lower hook and a No. 5 for the 

 upper, with a drag attached as in a minnow-tackle. 



The following illustration shows the most approved 

 method of cutting and baiting the parr : 



Divide the parr across from A to B, and cut off all 

 the fins till it resembles the second figure ; then take 

 the large hook, and entering it at the tail run it 

 along the back and out at the other^end, curving the 

 bait to make it spin. 



