J4 THE DRIFFIELD ANGLER. 



minnow across the stream, or rather up- 

 ward, let it sink to mid-water, or a little 

 more, before you begin to draw it across ; do 

 not draw too quick till it comes near the side, 

 then turn the rod against the stream and 

 draw smartly, by which means the bait will 

 spin like lightning, and cannot be discovered 

 from a live minnow. 



When you fish with worms, let your hook 

 be large, (No. 3 or 4) with about a yard of 

 gut below your reel-line, and put two worms 

 on in the following manner ; the first on the 

 hook with the head foremost, and then slip- 

 ping it a little up the line to make room, put 

 the other on with the tail foremost, after 

 which, draw the first down to it so close that 

 they may seem to be knotting, or engender- 

 ing, for they often perform this naturally on 

 the banks of rivers, and sometimes fall into 

 the water, where they become a prey to hun- 

 gry fish : the tails of mill-pools, and deep 

 holes, are the best for this kind of diversion, 

 and after rain, when the water is discoloured, 



