176 MINNOW AND PARR-TAIL FISHING. 



never found this to be the case, generally capturing 

 four trout on the lower hook for one on the upper ; 

 and even when caught with the upper wire, the 

 appearance frequently shows that they have had the 

 whole minnow in their mouth, and that the upper 

 hook had first come in contact with their mouth in 

 striking, but that the lower hook and the minnow 

 had been expelled subsequently to their being 

 hooked. A large hook through the lips is very 

 easily seen, and also interferes with the spinning of 

 the minnow. 



Swivels are a necessary addition to the minnow- 

 tackle, in order to prevent the spinning of the min- 

 now from twisting the line. One should be placed 

 about two feet above the hook, and a second about 

 a yard further up. Split shot, Nos. 2 and 3, are 

 also necessary to the minnow-fisher, and should be 

 placed above the first swivel. Some place them 

 below, but in this position they interfere very much 

 with the spinning of the minnow, as it has to turn 

 round two or three split shot, which, unless a large 

 minnow, it cannot do properly. 



Minnow-fishing in flooded waters is so different 

 from minnow-fishing when the waters are clear, that 

 we shall treat of them separately, and shall com- 

 mence with the flooded waters. The mode of fish- 

 ing usually adopted is to throw the minnow across 

 the stream, and work it gradually round, now pulling 

 it up the water for a foot or so, and then letting it 

 fall back again, and so on, till it conies round to 



