CHAPTER IX 



MINNOW FISHING 



EXCEPTING in the month of August and early 

 September I seldom fish minnow, and, even then, 

 my beats are kept strictly to water not usually fished 

 with fly. 



It is difficult to understand why, in these modern 

 days of mechanically perfected spinning reels, 

 some of the newer fishermen will persist in throwing 

 a minnow at the very beginning of the season, when 

 the water is at its prime for fly. 



There are reaches in eyery river where large, 

 cannibal trout are better taken out. It is in these 

 that legitimate minnow fishing may conscientiously 

 be pursued. I have discussed this question with 

 experienced anglers, and river watchers who know 

 what goes on in particular waters, and am convinced 

 that judicious fishing with minnow, even in water 

 otherwise reserved for fly, would occasionally, and 

 at particular times in the season, serve a very useful 

 purpose indeed. 



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