134 TROUT LORE 



ing. However, it is upon the larger streams and 

 lakes that the new lures are sure to be the most 

 popular, for they seem more attractive to large 

 fish than to small ones. (I am giving you the 

 result of my own experience.) Undoubtedly 

 some of the lures, particularly those of the float- 

 ing variety, could be used upon small streams 

 free of snags and brush provided they have cur- 

 rent enough to carry the little enticers along. I 

 have so employed the trout "Coaxer" and "Little 

 Bob" with much interest and profit. As in fly- 

 fishing, all depends upon the rodster. The lure 

 must be guided into likely places, as well as kept 

 in motion. In clear streams I have seen trout 

 come out from their hiding-places and gaze upon 

 the floater suspiciously or curiously, and return 

 to their retreats without striking. Now, had 

 those fish been attracted by the splashing of a 

 cast bait or the gyrations of a swiftly moving 

 one, they would have struck and investigated 

 afterwards. In a small stream, if the current be 

 not too swift, always work up, casting right and 

 left into every likely looking place, exactly as 

 you would with flies. When the wee lure strikes 

 the water, begin to retrieve at once; do not wait 

 for an instant, as you do with flies, for to pause 



