16 TROUT. 



shape is given in the annexed sketch ; it will be observed, 

 that the lead is made so that all the weight will be on one 

 side, the other side being just thick enough to cover the hole 

 through which the gut passes. The swivels on this trace 

 are all below the lead ; and when in use, the weight being 

 entirely underneath, it effectually prevents the line, above it, 

 turning round or kinking. It is much used in trailing. 



Next in order are the flights of Hooks, of which there are 

 a great variety. The one I use consists of three triangle 

 hooks, a sliding lip hook and a reverse hook, mounted on gut, 

 as in the sketch. Drawings of other flights will be found 

 in the chapter on Pike fishing, smaller sizes of which, mounted 

 on gut instead of gimp, answer equally well for Trout ; of these 

 No. 1 is the same pattern as already mentioned, but has a 

 fly triangle, Nos. 2 and 3 are without the reverse hook ; of 

 these No. 1 is the best. The manner of baiting with minnow, 

 small bleak or gudgeon, will be obvious on looking at the 

 sketch foregoing. 



The Water- Witch described at Page 26, made sufficiently 

 small and mounted on gut will be found a first-rate trout 

 tackle ; easy to bait and spinning well. 



There are two other very good spinning-tackle, somewhat 

 similar in appearance when baited, but differing greatly in 

 construction and in the mode of baiting. We take first, 

 because it is the oldest, (and not because it is the best), the 

 one known as " Hawker's Tackle." It is in this form : a 

 large fine minnow trolling-hook is whipped to a length of 

 gut ; about half-an-inch from the end of the shank of it, is 

 whipped a No. 8 lip-hook ; to the lip-hook is also fastened 

 a short piece of gut, of sufficient length to reach to the end 

 of the large hook. A small triangle is now whipped to the 

 end of the short piece, and the tackle is completed by looping 

 the long gut. 



To bait it : the point of the large hook is inserted in the 

 mouth of a large bright minnow, which is now to be threadled 

 up the hook, the point of which is brought out at the centre 

 of the tail. The small lip-hook is run through both lips, 

 and the bait is completed by sliding down the gut a small 

 hollow lead cap which fits close on the nose of the minnow. 

 The triangle flies loose over the tail. 



