Bait Angling for Common Fishes 



letting the current take the worm where 

 it wills, allowing it to run round and round 

 by the force of the water till the fish strikes, 

 but the worm should be hooked by the skin, 

 kicking and wriggling as it goes, just as it 

 would if driven naturally by the water. 

 Should the fish be a very large one, it is 

 best to let out plenty of line, though at all 

 times kept taut. When the first rush is 

 over slowly reel in and work him gradually 

 on to the shore, making no attempt to stop 

 the rushes he may feel inclined to indulge 

 in. Patience is the watchword in handling 

 a large fish from the bottom. Neither the 

 brown or brook trout is likely to give 

 much of a fight when caught under these 

 conditions, for the water is usually slow 

 moving if deep, and his habits have become 

 suited to the water. The same species 

 caught behind a bowlder in swift water at 

 once leaps into the air, running up stream 

 at a clipping pace, and if the tackle is extra 

 fine some careful work is necessary. In 

 deep pools trout often get behind rocks or 

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