TROUT FISHING. 15 



sects frequently fall into the water in couples. The 

 largest and best trout lie in shallow water, faced up 

 stream, or else they lie near the surface. They are 

 found on the South, or shady side of the stream. It 

 is necessary to be exceedingly cautious not to show 

 yourself, as if they see you they vanish for the day 

 Grasshoppers and other small field insects are fre 

 quently used with success when worms fail. 



Worm Fishing for trout is practiced with similar 

 caution. After a rain, when the water of the brook 

 is a little riley, you can catch trout by this mode 

 sometimes very rapidly. It is usually practiced in 

 the spring. A single split shot will generally be 

 enough lo sink your line, unless the stream is deep 

 and rapid. The rod should be of bamboo, 16 to 20 

 feet long, and the line shorter than the rod. Keep 

 the point of your rod exactly above the bait, steadily 

 following it, as the bait drags along the bottom. 

 When the fish takes the bait, do not let him run with 

 it, but keep a steady hand. Do not jerk, but play 

 gradually with him. If the day be clear, and the 

 stream shallow, the best way is to wade up the stream 

 cautiously, throwing your line far up, and letting it 

 come gradually towards you. The fish always heads 

 up stream, and you should not fail to remember if he 

 once sees you he he vanishes. 



Bottom Fishing with blue-bottle flies is practiced 

 as follows : Use a silk or fine hair line, with gut 

 leader, and a small quill float. Hook No. 10 is about 

 the proper size. You will want one or two split shot 



