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colours, should always form part of the contents of 

 the angler's pocket-hook, as they are ready for use 

 at times when a minnow cannot he had. 



COMMON, OR BURN TROUT. 



The common, or "burn trout continues in the fresh 

 water all the year, without visiting the sea, and 

 may he angled for with either fly or worm, from 

 March till Novemher; hut the best time is from 

 April to July; though after a heavy rain towards the 

 end of the latter month, if the water has been for 

 two or three weeks low, in consequence of drought, 

 the angler will * sometimes take more in a single 

 day than in any day of the months preceding ; but 

 on the whole, angling is not so good, and from this 

 month trout are less frequently caught, and in 

 smaller numbers. Trout do not generally appear 

 inclined to feed about mid-day; and the most likely 

 'time to catch them is before nine in the morning 

 and after four in the afternoon. What has been pre- 

 viously said respecting the most favourable state of 

 the weather and water for salmon-fishing will also 

 apply to trout-fishing, with this addition, that trout 

 may be angled for when the water is becoming dis- 

 coloured as weJl as when it is clearing after rain; 

 which is not generally the case with the salmon, as 

 it is the flood which brings the new fish up. 



An angler who wishes to obtain a dish of trouts 

 will not wait till they are inclined to take the arti- 

 ficial fly, provided he can fairly hook them by avail- 



