66 TROUT LORE 



the lure to sink before beginning the homeward 

 motion will often result in a strike. An intimate 

 knowledge of the stream and the habits of trout 

 is a prime requisite. 



As to whether one is to fish the surface or fish 

 the depths will depend upon where the fish are 

 feeding and somewhat upon the character of the 

 water fished. There are times when the only 

 method is to let the lure sink down, down, until 

 it all but drags the bottom; that is when trout 

 are not rising to the surface at all. Then there 

 are times when the surface should be fished: 

 when trout are disporting themselves as they 

 often do at evening or early morning. Late in 

 the season, when the fish are found in deep, silent 

 pools, go down where they live. If wading, cast 

 below the pool, let the lure sink, reel slowly up 

 through the school of fish. That such fishing 

 should be done "with the current" goes without 

 saying. The reason some men say "spin deep" 

 is because the streams fished by them are of the 

 class where trout feed upon the bottom largely; 

 on the other hand, those who say "spin the sur- 

 face" give the advice because their streams are 

 surface feeding streams. Learn to suit your 

 spinning to the needs of the particular stream 

 fished. Never forget the point made often in 



