BOTTOM FISHING FOR BROOK 

 TROUT 



THOUGH we cannot class the spec- 

 kled beauty among the bottom feed- 

 ers, yet there are times and places 

 when he cannot be caught otherwise. This 

 is usually in ponds and lakes which have 

 been artificially stocked, especially if the 

 water has been dammed but a short time ; in 

 that case their food is almost exclusively 

 taken from the bottom. Only at rare inter- 

 vals, mostly at sundown, do they rise to a 

 fly. Trout are always on the lookout for 

 feed; if not on the surface for flies they 

 are certain to be nosing for worms, grubs, 

 insects of all kinds that live in the water, 

 mostly on the bottom. 



In some ponds brook trout are fed arti- 

 ficially that is, on chopped meat or liver ; 

 in that case the fish lose nearly all their 

 game and fighting qualities, for the obvious 

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