HINTS ON FISHING 155 



hear anything like the swirl of a fish near your bait, 

 strike immediately, don't 'wait to feel the "bite." Land 

 your fish as quickly as possible and if he makes much 

 of a struggle leave the spot for a while until things 

 quiet down again. 



It is a good plan to pick out a few likely spots in 

 the daytime for night casting and study them to get 

 an idea of the conditions. 



Don't forget Mr. Night Caster, to provide yourself 

 with some good mosquito "dope." A strong solution 

 of Epsom salts, allowed to dry on the face and hands, is 

 good. 



ATTRACTING THE FISH 



Very often in his traveling about, fishing different 

 waters, the caster will run across lakes and streams 

 that he knows contain many fish but that can seldom 

 be induced to strike. 



This condition can be due to several things. There 

 may be such an abundance of natural food th'at the 

 fish are overfed and sluggish, but more often it is due 

 to the fact that the feeding grounds are quite ex- 

 tensive and the fish are widely distributed. This re- 

 duces competition and ordinarily competition is one 

 of the best of strike inducers, the reason being that 

 even a well-fed fish will snap up a piece of food if 

 only to prevent some other fish getting it. Such con- 

 ditions call for remedies that ordinarily would be be- 

 yond the pale of sportsmanship. The problem in a 

 case of this kind is to get the fish together. 



