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advantages which have been mentioned in fly-fishing, 

 and which it is unnecessary to recapitulate. The 

 objections against fishing down stream apply with 

 even greater force to worm-fishing than to fly, as in 

 fly-fishing the angler can keep out of sight, to a 

 certain extent, by throwing a long line. Not so in 

 worm-fishing ; he must either be opposite or below 

 his worm, so that every trout in the neighbourhood 

 of his line can see him distinctly ; and if he were 

 to fish down a small clear water with the worm, he 

 would hardly catch a trout, while his neighbour fish- 

 ing up stream might fill his basket. All worm-fishers 

 of the present day that know anything about the 

 matter invariably throw their worm up stream. 



In trouting with the worm, a proper casting of 

 the line is of great importance. The two things to 

 be attended to are, to throw lightly, so as not to 

 break the worm, and to throw with certainty to any 

 required spot. To accomplish the first mentioned, 

 some recommend heaving or pitching the line for- 

 ward ; but this is a very uncertain method, quite 

 impracticable in a windy day, and hardly practicable 

 at any time, unless there is plenty of shot on the 

 line. We do not see that it mutilates the worm 



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less than the ordinary method ; and at best the line 

 can never be thrown with the same certainty. 



In casting a worm, you should allow it to go 

 out behind, and then urge it forward slowly ; all 

 sudden jerks must be avoided, as they are apt to 

 tear the worm, and force it down on the bend of 



