190 MINNOW AND PARR-TAIL FISHING. 



water, and about the shallow water at the foot and 

 edges of pools, as trout cruise about among such 

 places all night. 



The parr-tail may almost be considered as a sub- 

 stitute for the minnow, and it is a very deadly lure 

 for large trout in large rivers, particularly when they 

 are flooded, but in small streams we have never 

 found it of much use. It is unnecessary to instruct 

 the reader in the method of capturing parr; in 

 Tweed, or any other stream where they are 

 numerous, he will generally get far more than he 

 wishes. They frequent the thin water, and take 

 most readily in a sunny day. 



The tackle used for parr-tail should be of the 

 same kind as that used for minnow, but with 

 larger hooks, say a No. i for the lower hook, and 

 a No. 5 for the upper, with a drag attached as in 

 a minnow-tackle. 



The following illustration shows the most ap- 

 proved method of cutting and baiting the parr. 



Divide the parr across from A to B, and cut off 

 all the fins till it resembles the second figure, then 

 take the large hook, and entering it at the tail run 

 it along the back and out at the other end, curving 

 the bait to make it spin. 



Some anglers bait the parr-tail in the reverse 

 manner from what we have indicated, thinking it 

 is more natural looking, but when so put on it 

 rarely spins well, and never lasts long ; whereas, 

 baited with the small end to the line, it will spin 



