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is preferable, and more generally used. Sal- 

 mon-spawn is also an excellent bait in the 

 spring, as I noticed before. 



There are two methods of fishing with the 

 minnow for Trout, one of which is called 

 the spinning-minnow; the simplest way of 

 putting this on, is with a large plain hook, 

 No. 6, (Salmon-hook) pretty long in the 

 shank ; draw your hook first through the 

 mouth of the minnow and out at the gill, 

 then turning it again through the mouth, 

 bring the point of the hook all the way down 

 the side, rather nearest the belly, and quite 

 to the fork, drawing out the point at the tail, 

 and leaving it somewhat on a 'curve, which 

 will make it spin the better ; for this purpose 

 use the strongest gut you can procure, of 

 which you should have, at least, a yard a- 

 bove your hook ; two swivels will also assist 

 the minnow in spinning, though one may 

 do ; and I would recommend about an inch 

 and an half of strong silk, whipped at the 

 bottom of the gut, to fasten your hook on, 



