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worm ; there is then generally an even pull and 

 running out of the line ; and when this stops, which 

 indicates that the trout has arrived at his starting- 

 place, the angler should strike, and in general he 

 will secure the trout. 



You will frequently observe, when you have 

 caught a trout, or even had one on for a moment, 

 that the worm is off the hooks and a considerable 

 distance up the line, sometimes past one or even 

 two knots. This shows that trout must possess 

 some extraordinary power of expelling from their 

 mouths what they find disagreeable, as it is certainly 

 the fish that does it, and not the dangling of the 

 line, or any motion of the stream or rod. 



In fishing pools, if the water is very clear and 

 low, approach carefully. In general, it will be 

 found advisable to kneel ; and, as in fly-fishing, you 

 should come to the water-side at the place where 

 you intend commencing, and should also keep on 

 the shallow side of the water. With a line a little 

 longer than your rod, throw your worm gently as 

 far up from you as possible, and allow it to come 

 down nearly opposite to where you are standing, 

 when you should throw again. Casting partly 

 across and partly up is more deadly than casting 

 directly up ; the reason of which is, that in casting 

 directly up, if there is a trout between the angler 

 and the place where the worm lights, all the line 

 passes over it before it sees the bait, and may alarm 

 it. Two casts in one place will in general be 



