66 WORM-FISHING FOR TROUT. 



very deadly probably the most deadly mode of 

 Trout fishing generally sanctioned by the canons 

 of the art ; and it is not at all to be wondered at 

 that on some much-frequented waters its use is 

 prohibited. 



But there are thousands of miles of river and 

 stream in the wilds of Ireland and Scotland, and 

 some few still in England, where from year's end 

 to. year's end the fly of the angler rarely falls, and 

 on which the breed of Trout is only improved by 

 a little thinning out now and then. Here is the 

 legitimate domain of the worm-fisher, and thus 

 pursued worm-fishing is a sport which need fear 

 comparison with none. 



As regards the tackle to be used in worm-fish- 

 ing, I cannot better explain the views which I 

 would commend to the reader's consideration than 

 by quoting a letter which I addressed to a con- 

 temporary periodical in January, 1867 : 



" NEW WORM TACKLE FOR TROUT. 



" I see in your last number a letter asking me 

 to explain through your columns the principle of 

 the two-hook Trout worm tackle, to which I in- 

 cidentally referred in a recent communication on 

 the subject of the relative advantages of the 



