78 WHITE-TROUT FISHING. 



From the moment they are dressed they should 

 never be squeezed or pressed, as in a fly-book, for 

 instance, as they thereby lose much of their 

 crispness and vitality. 



All the larger sized flies for White Trout 

 should be dressed with a loop, both as lasting 

 much longer, and, by the method of fastening 

 herein proposed (see p. Hi), swimming much 

 better. The method of working the flies, and the 

 other observations as to the how, when, and where 

 of Brown Trout fly-fishing and minnow-fishing, 

 apply also in almost every case to the Salmon 

 Trout. Both this fish and Bull Trout will occa- 

 sionally take the worm, but it is at best an 

 uncertain bait. 



The double-handed fly-rod, similar to that 

 already recommended for Brown Trout fishing in 

 lakes, will generally be found to answer best for 

 White Trout fishing. 



When in full season, and tolerably fresh from 

 the sea, the White Trout is bright and silvery, but 

 as autumn spawning time approaches, the fish 

 begin to lose their brilliancy of scaling, and 

 acquire a reddish or blackish tinge. The most 

 common weight is from one to five pounds, but 

 specimens have been taken as heavy as twenty 



