HINTS ON FISHING 145 



ing with a larger lake or lakes. When this is the 

 case don't overlook the point where the stream enters 

 or the channel to the other waters. 



The small, weedy lake will simply have to be 

 "combed over," first, by fishing the edge of the weedy 

 margin with frog, pork strip, or wobbler, getting 

 about sixty feet out and casting in, or, if the water 

 is not over four or five feet deep, a surface 

 bait. One or two trips around will tell the story. 

 Then if nothing in the strike line is forthcoming, drop 

 3'our lure, which can be a frog, pork chunk, or some 

 other weedless bait, right into the weeds. Often 

 fairly open spots will be found between shore and 

 weed margin and these are sometimes ideal fishing 

 places. If the bottom is not too soft spots of this 

 kind are best fished by wading from shore. Isolated 

 clumps of rushes, spatterdock, or lilypads should be 

 fished carefully. 



Even very weedy lakes have at least a small por- 

 tion of open water in the center. Explore it care- 

 fully with a sounding line, as the edge of a reef or 

 rocky ledge in such a place, makes a jewel of a spot 

 for fishing in midseason. Fishing the deep water is 

 done the same as in a large lake. 



LARGE SLOW STREAMS 



Just as a large - Jce may be partly weedy and partly 

 open a large stream may differ in certain parts, but 

 for convenience we will assume that the large stream 



