I I 8 SALMON FISHING. 



and line, will answer every purpose for this kind 

 of worm-fishing. 



But there is another method of worm-fishing 

 for Salmon, unpractised, so far as I am aware, 

 and at any rate ' unpreached,' by any angler or 

 angling writer, which, according to my experience, / 

 is as superior both in its practice and results 

 to the system above described, as spinning is to / 

 gorge baiting. 



This method consists of applying to Salmor/ 

 the system of fine fishing already advocated fo' 

 Trout, with three trifling differences only in tackfc 

 and bait. 



1. Instead of a "brandling" or other smdl 



/ 

 worm, the bait should be a lob-worn, 



large or small, according as the rive/ is 

 high or low, coloured or clear. 



2. The hooks and trace should be simil^ in 



every respect to the Trout tackle, but 

 with hooks one or two sizes larger (cily), 

 as the bait is a large or small one ; and 

 instead of a small shot or two to veight 

 the trace, a sinker should be ud of 

 sufficient weight to carry the bait 

 lightly down to the bottom of tie run 

 or pool. Small paternoster leads 



