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sunrise to sunset is the only time when there is much 

 chance of sport by this means. Large fish are most 

 inclined to take when the waters of the loch are high 

 and dark-coloured after a flood. 



Trolling is dull work, as it is by no means 

 uncommon for an angler to toil a whole day with- 

 out getting a single specimen, and even when 

 successful the merit of the capture lies partly with 

 the boatman, who knows the places and rows the 

 boat. Unless the loch is too stormy to fish with 

 fly, we would never advise any one to devote him- 

 self to trolling exclusively, but when on the loch it 

 is as well to be provided with a trolling rod and 

 tackle, and to use it when rowing from one place to 

 another, thus filling up the intervals during which 

 . he cannot use the fly. 



We now come to the last and least interesting 

 method of capturing trout in lochs namely, with 

 the worm and on this point we shall be very brief, 

 as it possesses few attractions. 



Angling with the worm can be most successfully 

 practised from the shore, but the angler will require 

 to wade, and a long rod and line are necessary to 

 reach the places where the trout lie. A No. 3 hook 

 is a very good size, and a pretty large black-headed 

 worm should be used. The places frequented by the 

 fly-fisher are also those where the worm-fisher will 

 meet with most sport, and he, like the fly -fisher, is 

 the better of a breeze of wind. After throwing out 

 the worm, it should not be allowed to lie at the 



