58 BOTTOM OR FLOAT-FISHING. 



At the same time, I have not myself tested the 

 tackle in this department of angling sufficiently to 

 put the above forward as more than an opinion 

 an opinion, however, in favour of which strong 

 prirnd facie arguments exist, and which I should 

 be very pleased to find confirmed by that of any 

 other anglers, who may be inclined, for the sake of 

 experiment, to give the tackle a trial. In river 

 Perch fishing, the worm should just dribble along 

 the bottom ; in ponds, it should float about eight 

 inches or a foot above it ; and in lakes a little 

 more, according to the depth. 



It is usually advantageous not to strike too soon 

 in fishing for Perch as compared with other species. 

 The Perch rarely quits a bait, especially a worm, 

 when he has once attacked it ; indeed, if allowed, 

 he will frequently " gorge" or swallow it entirely ; 

 but this, again, is an inconvenience in another 

 direction. The best general rule is to let 

 the float be carried well under water before 

 striking. 



In rivers and streams the "Nottingham plan" 

 will often be found the most killing mode of worm 

 fishing for Perch. As in other cases, a few broken 



