MINNOW AND PARR-TAIL FISHING 177 



Some anglers bait the parr- tail in the re verse manner 

 from what we have indicated, thinking it is more 

 natural looking, but when so put on it rarely spins 

 well, and never lasts long ; whereas, baited with the 

 small end to the line, it will spin for hours. A parr- 

 tail, bait it any way you please, resembles nothing in 

 life; and the only object to be aimed at is, as in 

 minnow-fishing, by rapid spinning to conceal the 

 tackle and create an appearance of life. 



Thus baited, it should be used in the same manner 

 as a minnow, and among casts of the same description. 

 The two conditions of water most favourable for the 

 use of minnow are also those most favourable for 

 the use of parr-tail, either when the waters are 

 swollen, or when they are small and clear. Some- 

 times trout will take minnow more readily than 

 parr-tail, and sometimes, we are informed, though 

 we have never experienced it, they will take parr- tail 

 more readily than minnow ; but for our own part we 

 never use parr-tail when we can get minnows. 



