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extremely effective with shy perch, and with trout 

 in certain overgrown deep brooks, where the fly is 

 often hopeless, it is almost infallible. For roving 

 with a lobworm, a useful tackle is the Stewart 

 arrangement, three hooks tied on to the same piece 

 of gut in a row, one above the other With them 

 one can strike the moment one feels a fish. 



summer when the water is low and the weather hot, and to 

 .all intents and purposes it may be described as fly-fishing up 

 stream with a worm instead of a fly. The finest drawn gut 

 is sometimes necessary, and it is no easy matter to get one's 

 worm to the right spot, or to detect a bite when it comes ; 

 any stoppage of the line has to be regarded as a bite until 

 one has proved that it is due to a stone or stick. The Stewart 

 tackle may be used, but I prefer Mr. Cholmondeley 

 Pennell's modification of it, which has only two hooks, and 

 is not quite so fond of stones. No lead is wanted on the gut. 

 As for worms, I am not particular, except that I have a 

 suspicion that trout prefer almost any kind before brandlings, 

 though the last are excellent for coarse fish. On a low, clear 

 water the novice will find it all he can do to approach his fish 

 unseen, but when he has had some experience he will find 

 the method both fascinating and successful. 



