HOW TO CATCH SALMON AND TROUT 



and lines can be used as in other fishing. Either 

 Aberdeen, Kirby, Carlisle, or Sproat hooks are adapt- 

 ed to stream fishing. They should be single-snelled, 

 Nos. 4 and 5 being the correct sizes. Split shot 

 should be used for sinkers, and not more than two or 

 three small ones fastened to the gut. The swiftness 

 of the current will indicate what is necessary. 



Wherever waters are sufficiently open for fly fish- 

 ing, and the season is right, it is a mistake not to 

 adopt that method. A regular fly rod should be used, 

 and either No. 5 or No. 8 flies placed on the cast, 

 according to the size of the fish to be taken. Trout 

 are particularly fond of flies of all kinds, and during 

 warm weather will be seen constantly rising to them. 

 While they may be taken in this way at any hour 

 during the day, the early evening, and until dark, is 

 the better time, especially on ponds and large bodies 

 of water. In streams, a fly deftly dropped upon the 

 water will often lure from its hiding place a fish that 

 could not be tempted with bait. Under such condi- 

 tions the hook can be replaced by a cast of flies, 

 which is allowed to float down with the current. In 

 fact, it is often advisable to try this whether any fish 

 are taken from good pools or not. Absolutely the 

 two best trout flies are the Scarlet Ibis and Parina- 

 cheene Belle. 



This is the fishing that requires the bait box and 



