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particles of the mud begin to subside until the 

 waters become of a dark porter colour, the minnow 

 will be found very deadly. The worm and the 

 minnow should be used the whole season through 

 when the waters are in the state just mentioned, 

 but when they become of a dark porter colour the 

 lures appropriate to the season come into play ; and 

 in May, in such a case, reliance can always be placed 

 upon the fly. 



About the middle of the month the May-fly 

 makes its appearance, and with it the angler will 

 have no difficulty in filling his basket. In streams 

 where the May-fly is not to be had, the angler 

 should use worm and minnow in the morning, and 

 whenever he observes the trout rising at the natural 

 insect change to the fly. The minnow will again 

 be found effective in the evening. Even in streams 

 where May- flies abound minnow or worm will 

 sometimes take better than they do early in the 

 morning, and if the weather is very dark and 

 stormy, the minnow will frequently be found most 

 effective all day. 



When the May-flies have been two or three 

 weeks on the water, or about the middle of June, 

 they are not to be found in such numbers ; the 

 trout also do not take them so readily ; and filling 

 even a twelve-pound basket becomes rather difficult. 

 The trout have given up taking fly readily, and 

 have not yet begun to take worm ; they appear to 

 be resting after the high feeding they have enjoyed 



