THAMES TROUT. 



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there is a great body of water in the runs, the lead 

 may with advantage be six feet from the bait. 

 When throwing is necessary, the lead must be 

 nearer, about two or two and a half feet away ; 

 the nearer the lead is to the 

 bait, the easier it is to cast ; 

 but leads must not be too 

 near the bait when trouting. 

 Leads fitted with a swivel at 

 each end are perhaps best 

 Search every foot of avail- 

 able water, either in weirs or 

 the open stream, and try all 

 depths. If trout are not 

 showing much, fish deep. 

 Spinning scares fish more 

 than livebaiting, and tends 

 to make them shy of the 

 line, a result brought about 

 by the incessant dragging of 

 leads across and through 

 the runs, and by the extra 

 splashing when throwing 

 out. A spinning bait will 

 sometimes tempt trout that 

 refuse the livebait, and vice 

 versa. Changes of methods 

 and tackles should be made; 

 baits of different sizes should 

 be tried at different degrees 

 of speed. It is far better to throw directly from 

 the winch, especially where the foothold is insecure 

 or the ground cumbered with stones, loose sticks 

 and other obstructions. 



Very fine tackle can occasionally be employed 



