Bait Angling for Common Fishes 



cially in the early spring. For trout, worms 

 should be scoured ; the method of scouring 

 or toughening worms is described in the 

 chapter devoted to them. The worm 

 should be most carefully hooked on 

 through the skin only, not through the 



Trout. 



body, for of all fish the trout seizes the 

 bait with wide open mouth, and swallows 

 the hook instantly; there is no nibbling or 

 even smelling, but a wild sudden dash, and 

 down it goes. 



It is a common practice with country 

 fishermen to use a method called " chum- 

 ming " in still water for trout, which is sim- 

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