f>8 THE ANGLER'S GUIDE. 



angling for Trout is often very successful, and 

 the largest fish are taken by it. When a bite, 

 let him run a little before you strike : in fish- 

 ing with a live Minnow, hook it by the lips, 

 or beneath the back fin ; put on a small cork 

 float. No. 6 hook, and let your bait swim 

 below mid -water. Deep dark holes, that are 

 free from eddies or stream, are the most likely 

 to take a Trout in, when fishing with a live 

 Minnow. Trout are also taken with flies, 

 both natural and artificial, which I shall de- 

 scribe under the head of fly-fishing. 



REMARKS ON TROUT. 



Trout will begin to feed in March, if the 

 weather is fine for the season, and continue 

 till Michaelmas : about a month after this time 

 they spawn. The first two or three months 

 are the best for bottom fishing ; the Trout are 

 then on the scowers and shallows, and feed 

 most at bottom, the weather being frequently 

 cold and unsettled, so that few flies are found 



