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double-hooked palmer caterpillar when used as 

 directed for perch, viz., upon a 3-yds. fly-cast of 

 moderate strength, two as droppers, in addition to the 

 one at the point. These are cast like the fly, and 

 then allowed to sink, a slight wrist motion giving 

 them a life-like appearance. Both in standing and 

 running waters, lake, pond, and river fishing, this 

 mode of fly-fishing for bream affords capital sport, 

 and, not unfrequently, two fish are hooked at once. 

 After the first impulsive plunge, the danger of break- 

 age from this cause is diminished, if not entirely 

 passed, the fish showing little " fight" as a rule. It is 

 not necessary to attach shot to the above arrange- 

 ment of " tack," as the fish, being a very portly one, 

 with deep stomach, it feeds, whenever practicable, 

 some little distance from the bottom, as to pick up 

 food resting upon the bed of the waters he has to 

 effect an almost perpendicular posture to stand 

 upon his head, in fact therefore, when float-fishing, 

 the bait need not range more than three inches or 

 so from the bottom of the water. Whenever the 

 bait is fished too low, the float is raised when a bite 

 is experienced, so that it assumes a horizontal 

 position. 



The methods described for barbel fishing may be 

 applied with success in the case of the bream, though 

 a somewhat smaller hook should be employed, they 

 having a smaller mouth. The different varieties of 

 paste may be used with advantage, especially in the 

 decline of the year, when the fish is in its best con- 

 dition, being then fat and firm fleshed. In some 



