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lakes are concerned, little appreciable difference the reader is 

 referred to the article on Lake Spinning for Trout. 



I used to be of opinion that the eel-tail bait was the most 

 killing spinning bait for salmon, but we live and learn, and a 

 year or two ago I was fortunate enough to meet a great pro- 

 fessor of the art of salmon-spinning with the natural minnow, 

 who made me a convert to his views in favour of the natural 

 minnow when spinning for salmon, so far as regards rivers. 

 By this gentleman, Mr. Augustus Grimble, I was also shown 

 how to use and bait the tackle, of which engravings, of the 

 actual size, are attached. 



FIG. I, 2. SALMON MINNOW-SPINNING TACKLE. 



Fig. i is the flight of hooks, with a leaden sinker run on to 

 the trace, but, of course, in baiting the minnow this has in the 



