Bait Angling for Common Fishes 



knew there were plenty of fish, and as time 

 was limited we did not wish to return home 

 with empty creels. After securing suffi- 

 cient worms and finding the right depth, 

 we at once began to land fish, and in half 

 an hour took twelve brace of sixteen-inch 

 trout, which just filled our creels with the 

 nicest and most even size of fish I had 

 caught that summer. But the sport was 

 tame; a single run and a few minor strug- 

 gles was all there was in it. No sooner 

 had the bait touched the bottom than a 

 trout was hooked, and all were taken in one 

 place, without moving the boat from its 

 anchorage. In bottom fishing for trout the 

 tackle need not necessarily be over fine, a 

 three-foot leader with good sharp Sproat 

 hooks, three or four split shot for sinkers 

 and a light float. The rod is better if 

 short and somewhat stiff, the usual bait 

 rod being about the right article. 



As to the location where they lie, it seems 

 they most often move about in schools, so 

 that in fishing one part of the pool with 



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