84 MINNOW TRAP. 



perforated zinc, through which the stream 

 runs, agitating a small bunch of scarlet 

 worsted suspended inside. The minnows being 

 thus attracted, collect about the end of the 

 bottle, working their way into the interior 

 through a small opening in the centre of the 

 bottom of the bottle. Bearing in mind the 

 inquisitive nature of minnows, and how they 

 usually swim in shoals, you will in a very short 

 time, if in a favourable position, have a few 

 dozens in the trap. Remove the zinc cap, 

 take out the minnows, refix the cap, and it is 

 again ready for work. A description of the 

 minnow-trap is also given in the Rev. J. J. 

 Manley's capital work " Fish and Fishing/' 

 and a drawing of it in use will be found in my 

 " Modern Angler." When emptying the trap, 

 should any sticklebacks have worked their way 

 in, be careful of the sharp spines with which 

 they are armed, and which must be cut off, if 

 you are compelled to use them as bait, through 

 scarcity of minnows. 



THE STICKLEBACK (Gasterosteus Semiarmatus). 



