WORM FISHING. 55 



midsummer, when the rivers are dead low 

 and trout then lie in the shallow water, the 

 merest shadow proves fatal. Cummins 

 (Bishop Auckland) sells a special Worm- 

 ing Rod. The 14 ft. length weighs only 

 i6J ozs. 



TACKLE. 



There are different modes of baiting 

 the Stewart tackle with three hooks, the 

 Pennell with two and a single hook. I 

 much prefer the latter, using a fine wire 

 hook. In June worms are difficult to 

 obtain, and with a single hook sometimes 

 one worm may do service for a couple of 

 trout. In fact, with the former tackles 

 almost every fish touched breaks the worm 

 and renders it useless. Thus you need a 

 large supply of worms for a day's fishing. 



I strongly advocate the use of small 

 worms. Worms should be kept fully a 

 fortnight and well scoured, and the bright 

 pink worms are the most deadly. 



