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mon flies are generally chosen, attached to No. 3 or 

 No. 4 salmon hooks. Trolling for salmon trout is 

 most excellent sport, and amateurs sometimes spend 

 a whole month at a time in the wilds of Northern 

 New York in pursuing it. 



There is a new method for fishing the salmon trout, 

 by using what is called a train of hooks, being a row 

 of hooks fastened on a large round piece of gut, 

 about an inch apart. Three or four hooks are gene- 

 rally used, though some sportsmen use six seven. 

 They should be hooked in different parts of bait, one 

 in the mouth, one in the tail, and others in tough 

 parts of the shiner. The size of the hooks used are 

 No. 5, Limerick salmon, or No. 1 trout. The mouth 

 hook is on a loop, so it can be moved and adapted to 

 any length of bait. The tail hook is fastened on 

 the end of the gut. To ensure success you should 

 have an experienced hand to row your boat in trol- 

 ling for this fish. The necessary tackle can gene- 

 rally be procurred at the tackle stores, as it is a fa- 

 vorite and delightful amusement for amateurs. 



The Black Trout. 



This is a fish rather coarse in flesh ; but in outward 

 appearance it resembles the black bass of the North- 

 ern lakes. His back is very dark, and the sides 

 gradually grow lighter around to his belly, which is 

 white. He has a large head and mouth, with pro- 

 jecting under jaw. He is found only in Southern 

 waters, and may be taken in most of the streams in 

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