124: FAMILIAR FISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE 



spring they will always be found in shallow water, 

 from eight to ten feet deep, near the shore. As the 

 water warms with the coming of summer they gradu- 

 ally work out deeper and deeper, until, in midsum- 

 mer, they can be found only in the deepest part of a 

 lake. When in shallow water, they can be taken by 

 trolling with a spoon, with a minnow or a piece of 

 fish attached. In deep water two methods are fol- 

 lowed to take them. The most common way is to 

 anchor a buoy in a likely part of a lake, baiting it by 

 throwing in around it, for several successive days, a 

 quantity of fish and fish cleanings cut up into quite 

 small pieces. This will attract the fish. The boat is 

 then anchored to the buoy, the angling being done 

 with a strong hand line. A No. 1 or No. 2 snell hook 

 is the proper size to use, and a heavy sinker is abso- 

 lutely necessary to carry the bait down for such deep 

 fishing. A generous piece of fresh fish is used for 

 bait, and is lowered until it touches bottom, being 

 then raised not more than a foot or a foot and a half. 

 Close attention must be paid to this fishing, as a lake 

 trout does not bite hard, and with so much line out 

 the strike is scarcely perceptible. As they take the 

 bait whole and at once, no delay should be made in 

 striking them sharply. Usually good -sized fish are 

 taken, and they fight very hard. About 40 to 60 

 feet depth of water is as deep as this method of fish- 



