68 ALL ABOUT TROUT FISHING. 



supple you have little command of your 

 bait in the strong water. The point of 

 your rod in spinning should always be kept 

 below the elbow, and a good wrinkle is to 

 keep your rod top below the surface when 

 fishing in a strong water. 



The natural minnow, which is unques- 

 tionably the best lure, has many different 

 kinds of tackle to fish same. I strongly 

 recommend, however, a tackle after the 

 style of the Archer spinner, which spins 

 well; but I have personally somewhat 

 altered the hooks to increase its hooking 

 powers, as the two main objects in spinning 

 are to get the bait to spin well, and at the 

 same time have the hooks so arranged that 

 a fish can scarcely seize the bait without 

 being hooked. To make certain of a good 

 spin on the bait have two swivels on your 

 trace. These remarks apply to fishing in 

 heavy waters. Cummins (Bishop Auck- 

 land) sells a good quill minnow, which kills 

 well in clear water. 



