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for another cast. In very clear water the minnow should be 

 worked without leads, so as to avoid splashing. During 

 the time of spinning the minnow, the angler should keep 

 very steady, not move from the spot he stands on lest he 

 be noticed by the trout, which comes out from the heavy 

 water and follows the bait right across to the shelving 

 side upon which the angler is standing. Should it not 

 be seized, and the angler sees the wave of the fish, wait 

 for half a minute or so, to allow it to return to its lair, 

 before making the next cast. When the trout takes the 

 minnow, lower the point of rod for a second and then 

 .strike ; this allows the fish to get the bait w r ell into its 

 mouth. When the wind ruffles a pool, there is a good 

 chance of capturing some of the trout that are in it by 

 w r orking the minnow 7 across it from the top to the bottom. 

 In fishing for salmon, the flight should be much larger, 

 and a good-sized minnow should be employed. The bait 

 should be threaded on to a good link of salmon gut, with 

 two triangles of hooks whipped on, one ending under the 

 vent and the other just at the end of the tail. A lip 

 hook is also attached, and a small oval of lead inserted 

 in the mouth or gullet of the bait. The weight of the 

 lead is varied according to the strength of the water. 

 The flight of hooks is attached to a strong single, double, 

 or twisted gut trace ; three swivels should be in the 

 trace, or even four. The rod ought to be fifteen or 

 .sixteen feet long, and the best reel is a " Malloch," which 

 allows the line to be swept a good distance across the broad 

 river or stream more down than across. The line is then 

 reeled in, bringing the bait across the current in a circular 

 manner until it reaches the near side, when the sweeping 

 cast can be again made. This cast is not an overhand one, 



