68 BAIT AND FLY FISHING. 



being a No. 7. I have tried gentles in the 

 same way with great success. 



The bait 1 fished with for clear water was 

 sometimes the fresh water whelk. I broke 

 the shell and put on a small No. 7 or 8 hook, 

 and kept them the same distance from the 

 bottom as in the last case. All these are 

 for deep pools when the fish are compelled 

 to leave the streams for want of water. 



I have made an imitation of the maggot 

 which answered exceedingly well, the trouts 

 supposing it either a maggot, small minnow, 

 or fly; I have tried it as a substitute for 

 any of these. It is constructed as follows: 

 tie on the end of a hair of gut two No. 10 

 or 11 hooks back to back; close up from 

 these tie on a single one so that there may 

 be a space between the top of the single 

 hook to the foot of the double hooks of five- 

 eighths of an inch, then dress the upper 

 hook as a small fly with a wing feather of 

 the fieldfare or bunting for its wings, and a 

 light red rolling feather or heckle ; keep 

 two of these in your book, and after sunset 

 cut out of the belly of a trout or minnow a 

 small strip about three-quarters of an inch 



