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as they die hard, and as a general rule 

 prove splendid specimens of the scaly tribe. 



THE NATURAL MINNOW. 



Another tempting lure is that of trolling 

 and spinning a natural minnow. This is 

 best accomplished by employing a fine 

 undressed No. i or No. 2 silk line, and I 

 have frequently had good results in this 

 mode of fishing on bright calm days, with 

 a clear Italian sky and a surface on the 

 water like glass. 



A similar rod used for blow-line fishing 

 answers. The reel requires to be a large- 

 sized one, well filled with line and capable 

 of quick winding, with sufficient space left 

 to splice on about 150 yards of the fine 

 lines No. i or No. 2. The spinning tackle 

 described in the chapter on minnow fishing 

 answers well. 



Row briskly but quietly along the loch, 

 letting out the line until the whole of the 



