140 ANGLING WITH WORM FOR TKOUT. 



of the twenty-four are from the first break of day- 

 light to six or eight in the morning. If the day is 

 what fishers term "a grey day," dull, with the sun 

 shaded, or a little breeze, they will continue to take 

 the whole day. And although considerable success 

 may sometimes be had under the bright sun, which 

 often indicates a degree of frost in the atmosphere, 

 yet a day of alternate cloud and sunshine is con- 

 sidered the very worst that can occur. 



The rod proper for worm requires to be a little 

 stiffer than that used for fly, and the casting line 

 within five or six feet of the hook should be of very 

 tight round gut, with the knots well lapped* down to 

 prevent catching the stones. One grain of lead shot, 

 No. 3, should be fixed on the gut above the first 

 knot, or about eight inches from the hook. No. 11 

 of Adlington's is often used, but No. 12, or even 13, 

 are better sizes. 



Anglers differ in opinion about putting the worm 

 on the hook, but the best practice is to enter the 

 hook at the head of the worm, and run it down till 

 the worm is brought up all over it, and leaving the 

 tail of the worm to curl over the point, which should 

 always be kept covered, as the trout is so extremely 



* For angling in clear water, no first-rate anglers of the present day 

 lap the line-knottings, either for worm or fly-fishing. [EDR.] 



