CHAPTER VI. 

 MINNOW FISHING. 



MINNOW fishing is practicable the whole 

 of the season, and in rivers where this lure 

 is permissible it will be found the most 

 exciting of all modes of fishing. It appeals 

 to the appetites of the largest trout ; and 

 while these fish are pursuing a minnow 

 they do so with remarkable dash, chasing 

 it until they think it is likely to escape, and 

 frequently seizing it on the verge of the 

 water-side. Generally speaking, at the 

 close of a successful day's minnowing, you 

 will find you have a basket of even-sized fish. 



THE ROD FOR " MINNOWING." 



To begin with, your rod should not be 

 less than twelve feet and fairly stiffly built. 

 One of the best times to fish the minnow 

 is just after a flood, and if the rod is at all 



