Fish and Fishing 



tail to make all secure. A cast of fine single gut 

 should connect the prawn with the reel line of 

 fine dressed silk. The number of split 

 on *^ e ^ me mus * depend on the 



depth of water and force of the stream, 

 but the prawn should lie in midwater as near as 

 possible. Prawn tackle may be trailed after a 



, boat or canoe, or merely cast across 

 Working It ' J ^ 



and a little down the stream, and 



allowed to work round like the fly ; or it may be 

 cast into pools, allowed to sink, and then worked 

 with a sink and draw motion. 



The worm, which is no less odious to fly fishers 



than the prawn, is a similar deadly bait for salm- 



on. Worming is carried on when the water is still 



thick, but clearing after a flood ; also 



good for the first few hours of a rise. 



The usual method is to bait a large hook with three 



or four common garden worms of the largest size, 



threaded for half an inch in the middle of their 



bodies; then cast into spots where salmon are 



known to be plentiful. The worms are cast re- 



peatedly, and are allowed to trip on, or along the 



bottom. When a salmon seizes them the fish 



should be given a few seconds to gorge, and if he 



moves off at once, line should be played out, so 



that he feels no check. A weight on 



Using C ^ e ^ me * s ^ course necessary, placed 

 two feet from the bait, the weight de- 

 pending on the strength of the current. The bait 

 should be larger in very thick water than in water 

 only slightly colored. 



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