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river getting swept over the spawning grounds. In small 

 streams, especially mountain ones, the water is shallow, and 

 there are numerous spots of a nice gravelly sort where the 

 ova of the trout can be hatched out to perfection, and as the 

 water in these streams is generally pure there is less 

 danger of the young, eyed ova getting poisoned or diseased, 

 as is often the case when hatched in the larger rivers. In 

 the spring months trout should be searched for in the rough 

 streams, and as the summer advances they go to the deeper 

 portions of the river, when they may be angled for in the 

 pools and holes under overhanging banks, near stones or 

 rocks rising out of the heavier water. In the summer 

 evenings they leave the pools to feed on the shallows, re- 

 turning to the deeper portions when daylight sets in. In 

 autumn they begin to run up the shallows again, and if there 

 are any small feeding brooks or ditches they ascend them to 

 spawn. In the early months, when the water is heavy, 

 they will take the worm ; in the summer and autumn the 

 most successful lure is the artificial fly, but very fine sport 

 may be had with a bright clear worm at these later seasons 

 provided the angler keeps well out of sight and angles with 

 very fine tackle in an artistic manner. (This is described 

 under the head "Worm Fishing in Clear Water.") In large 

 rivers, such as the Thames, the best trout are got by 

 spinning with the live and artificial bait. When a trout is 

 hooked by any means, endeavour to get an idea of its size, 

 as sometimes a small trout, hooked by the outside of the jaw 

 or the back fin, will pull so heavy and play so freely that 

 the angler is under the delusion that he has caught the 

 "big one." Now if the trout is small, it is no use wasting 

 time over him and spoiling the water, so the sooner he is 

 brought to bank the better. If the trout is large, do not 



