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of ^ single lob-worm large or small, according to the state of 

 the water for a single brandling ; in other words, the differ- 

 ence is merely one of size and proportion. The hooks, which 

 it is very important should be stout in the wire I may say, 

 extra stout in the wire should be two or three sizes larger 

 than those in the trout tackle. No. 6 of my patterns is the 

 best size when the water is low and clear, and with thicker 

 water and an extra large lob-worm, No. 7 may be substituted. 



I strongly recommend for this particular branch of fishing 

 the bend of hook, figured at page 19. In the river where 

 my method of worm fishing, as above described, was first 

 practised, almost every other pattern of hook has been tried, 

 but with markedly inferior results ; in fact, very few hooks of 

 the size indicated are strong enough to hold a heavy fish, and 

 I should therefore advise anyone intending 

 to give the system a trial to take care that 

 he gets hooks of the bend indicated, and 

 by the best makers, otherwise they will 

 infallibly give way. 



Much finer tackle, especially in clear 

 water, is here necessary than can be em- 

 ployed with the common style of worm 

 fishing already described. In fine water I 

 seldom use for the bottom links 2.V feet 

 or so stouter gut than such as is suitable, 

 under ordinary circumstances, for white- 

 trout fishing with the fly. The upper part 

 of the trace should consist of a couple 

 of yards of carefully picked and tapered 

 salmon gut. 



A diagram of the hook-part of the 

 tackle, showing the distance between the HOOK WORM-TACKLE 

 hooks, and the size of the latter, is ap- FOR SALMON. 

 pencled. 



The next question is the sinker or lead, which should be 

 heavy enough to carry the bait lightly doivn to tJic bottom, no 



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