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bring along with it. The angler therefore, after 

 having ascertained the place, should keep himself 

 as far back as the length of his line will allow, and 

 throwing in above the place, let the bait drive by 

 with the stream, keeping himself unperceived. If 

 the trout does not strike at the bait as it passes in 

 the stream, do not draw it out, but gently bring it 

 out of the stream into the eddy, which will carry it 

 back to the place where the fish lies, or so near 

 that he will see it, and it is most likely he will 

 strike at it as it comes on: if he does not yet take 

 notice of it, let it drive out again into the stream, 

 and so let it go down and come back again two or 

 three times. If he does not take it in that time, 

 you may conclude the gentleman is not at home; 

 so you may remove, and call as you come that way 

 again ; but if the trout be really there, and does not 

 take it, most probably he has seen either the line, 

 the rod, or the angler. 



The best time to fish for trout is early in the 

 morning and late in the evening: from about nine 

 in the morning till three in the afternoon you will 

 not find them likely to bite. 



Trout prefer such bait as play freely in the water, 

 at about half depth ; or such as lie near the ground. 

 But there are waters in which the float is indispen- 

 sable, and when you use a float, you will not 

 require a swivel. 



Trout are eager after flies of all kinds, but are 

 particularly partial to the red and black palmer, 

 also to the yellow May-fly while in season; the 

 woodcock's- wing, the grouse hackle, and the small 

 brown grasshopper, are considered very good for 

 the purpose. During the close summer evenings, 

 they will take the double- winged fly, the deep 



