SPINNING FOR TROUT 65 



casting you must bear in mind the direction of 

 the wind and direction of current, both of which 

 are important, the first because it is difficult to 

 cast against the wind, the second because the 

 spinner works better against the current. Do 

 not move the lure through the water as though 

 you were afraid that the fish would bite; give 

 them plenty of time. More fish are lost because 

 we move our lures too rapidly than are gained 

 by the method. (This statement applies to all 

 varieties of fishing.) When you cast, give the 

 spinner time to sink well down if the water be 

 deep, then draw in by "fits and starts." I have 

 moved a trout to attack by what I call "hector- 

 ing": that is, drawing the spinner rapidly for a 

 few feet, then stopping suddenly, drawing again, 

 and stopping. Nine times out of ten a fish will 

 strike in spite of himself, seemingly over-run- 

 ning the spinner without desiring to do so. 

 More trout are caught when spinning against the 

 current than when moving the lure with it. 

 N. B.: The lure does not move so rapidly 

 against the current as with it, though the blades 

 revolve at a great rate. When a fish is known to 

 lurk behind a rock or snag, the lure should be 

 cast beyond and retrieved slowly. Casting to 

 the edge of an overhanging bank and allowing 



