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going forward by a jerk of four feet each. 

 I always let the bait fall to the bottom (if it 

 were clean) and lie a short time before I 

 commenced to jerk it to the edge. It re- 

 quires a strong rod and tackle to troll for 

 pike. 



There are many kinds of bait. If the water 

 were flooded with rain and muddy in colour, 

 I used as bait the red hay or common gar- 

 den worm, also the brandling. If, where I 

 was fishing, a hill stream flowed into the 

 river, I always found the pool below the best 

 for trout fishing ; I commenced at the top of 

 it and kept my bait in the ripple inside the 

 strong stream, bringing it down and round 

 upon the sand or gravel bank ; if not suc- 

 cessful with worm bait, I tried salmon roe ; 

 if nothing would take, I shifted my ground, 

 either up or down the river. I have often 

 seen the young angler lose much valuable 

 time from his ignorance of the different 

 sorts of bait, believing he was sure of fish 

 if he cast his bait into any pool in the river. 

 There are some parts of rivers, especially if 

 flooded, where it would be impossible to 

 take a fish of any sort. Every fish has its 



