WORM FISHIKG FOR TROUT. 93 



Bush fishing,* in some localities more correctly termed 

 bush fighting, is another type of worming for trout. 

 This, as the appellation implies, is the plan adopted upon 

 well-wooded streams or brooks, which are practically in- 

 accessible to the fly- fisher. Here the angler adroitly 

 pitches his lure in every likely and unlikely looking nook, 

 behind stones, by the roots of overhanging bushes, under 

 shelving banks, etc. For the especial behoof of the nov- 

 ice we would observe that great caution should be exer- 

 cised against uselessly scaring the fish from their custom- 

 ary locations. Indiscretion in this respect will spoil all 

 chances of sport ; therefore every interposing object, as 

 bushes, etc., should be utilized, and the rodster should 

 invariably fish up stream, as by that means not only will 

 his bait act as herald in advance, but he has the addi- 

 tional advantage of being able to take note carefully of 

 the particular position tenanted by the fish, and to regu- 

 late his cast accordingly. For bush fishing a short stiff 

 rod is necessary, or it will be found next to impossible to 

 keep the fish out of mischief when hooked. It is essen- 

 tially necessary that the capture should be consummated 

 as early as is consistent with the strength of the tackle. 

 Of course there is no necessity for reviving early customs 

 by attempting to extract one's fish in the earnest style of 

 early youth, viz., at a strictly perpendicular angle. On 

 the contrary, a judicious respite may be granted when 

 circumstances permit. 



The angler must never lose sight of the fact that in 

 clear water his bait is very much more distinct on its 

 merits, than when that element is discolored. It behooves 

 him, therefore, not to disturb its natural progress, which 

 is varied by the ever moving waters. Thus if the lure be 



* This paragraph will at once recall to the reader the proverbial coun- 

 try bumpkin, who, with his clumsy tackle and uncannie ways, always 

 scores more fish on a trout stream than the scientific angler with his 

 perfected outfit. The boy knows the holes and bushwhacks the fish. 



