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being wound round the distended thumb and finger. 

 Another plan is to dape and sink alternately with this 

 bait, which is also very deadly. Artificial frogs are now 

 to be had that answer the purpose almost equally with 

 the not always to be procured living ones. The legs upon 

 these are so constructed as to admit of life-like action 

 when in the water. 



CHAPTER VII. 

 SPINNING FOR TROUT. 



THE THAMES AND TRENT STYLE ; SPINNING IN DISCOLORED AND 

 CLEAR WATER J MINNOW FLIGHTS, HOW TO USE THEM ; AR- 

 TIFICIAL BAITS ; THE ROD, LINE, REEL ; FLIGHT CANS. 



If it is important to know the haunts of the trout 

 when fly-fishing, it is doubly so when trolling or spinning, 

 as then no circling eddy betrays the habitual feeding 

 grounds. In small streams and rapid brooks, however, 

 this is not of nearly so great importance. Large fish gen- 

 erally locate in some secluded curl, not far from a deep 

 hole, whither they return upon being disturbed or 

 "knocked ofl: the feed." The best and most likely places 

 upon the whole river's length are sure to be tenanted by 

 the largest fish, the second best fish are in the immediate 

 vicinity, and take up the position of the extracted heavier 

 one. When large trout are killed upon the open stream, 

 it is a sign of their being out on the "forage," and great 

 execution ought then to be effected. There are quite as 

 many grades of minnow-spinners as there are of fly- 

 fishers, ranging from the old method of trawling or trol- 

 ling with heavy primitive tackle in discolored water, to 

 the scientific Thames and Trent style, which is to stand 



