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A heavy shower often has a very beneficial effect 

 upon the rodster's sport. We have frequently seen 

 young anglers, at the preliminary drops of an im- 

 pending shower, rush for the nearest shelter, whilst 

 the descending rain drops, beating down myriads of 

 insects upon the water, allured the fish from their 

 customary haunts to the surface, where in these cir- 

 cumstances they are to be readily taken by the 

 persevering angler. Directly the favourable and 

 friendly rain has ceased to fall, Mr. Novice assidu- 

 ously recommences to flog the stream, inwardly 

 congratulating himself, doubtless, at having been so 

 fortunate in evading an unpleasant experience. 



Amongst the flies numerous in the evening of sultry 

 days, the spinners figure conspicuously, from the 

 Great Red of the heavy browns, to the prim little 

 creatures of the Iron Blue order. The fish are usually 

 all life from sunset till dark, and after this, too, when 

 the moon rises ; thus, if the angler is not busy too, 

 in all probability the fault lies with himself. This 

 month is the best in the whole season for minnow 

 fishing in brooks and rapid running waters. For 

 information upon this subject we refer our readers to 

 Trout Spinning. The largest trout are generally 

 found feeding at some distance from very deep water, 

 encumbered by tree roots or large stones ; sometimes 

 the bank is hollowed under an old tree root for yards, 

 by the constant washing of the water. When dis- 

 turbed, the trout will make for these retreats at a 

 rapid pace, and should the unfortunate angler allow 

 the fish once to get to his hold when hooked, he will 



