CHAPTER XIII. 



FISHING FOR TROUT, PICKEREL, AND BASS. 



The trout, I mean tlie live trout, is the prettiest fish to 

 look at that swims, and he is full as good to eat as he is 

 to look at, that is, if he is properly cooked. 



Most folks know something about fishing, yet there are 

 few who fish with much success. Some men take a rod 

 and line, and if there are any fish in the brook Avill surely 

 have their share of them, and I propose to show you how 

 the thing is done, so that if the fish are there you must 

 catch them. 



In the first i^lace, a man or a boy must have at least a 



moderate share of common sense, in order to be successful 



in fishiug for trout. Then he must have a good hair line 



of gray horse hair that is not easily seen in the water, or a 



fine hair or gut line. I have seen some good lines made 



of sea grass. But nothing is so good as the hair line, as 



it will not twist around the brush, never kinks, and rarely 



gets tangled. You also want a good Limerick hook, not 



too small, what is commonly called a bass hook. A little 



hook will catch little trout, but is not strong enough or 



large enough to catch big trout. A big hook will catch 



big trout, and occasionally little ones, too. For bait, you 



want a piece of hog's liver. I suppose a piece of beef's 

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