CHAPTEE VII. 



MINNOW-FISHING. 



Merits of new-fashioned Baits Spoon-Baits, et hoc genus Artificial 

 Minnow Catching " and Preservation of Minnows Live-Minnow 

 Preserve Trolling-Rod Reel-Line Swivel-Traces Walton's Di- 

 rections for Trolling Single-Hook Tackle Dead-Minnow Roving 

 Dip Minnow-Trolling Spinning-Tackle Cowans' Method of 

 Trolling Fly Minnow-Fishing Bait and Tackle-box combined 

 Patience a Virtue Model Pool for Minnow-SpinningHow to 

 cast the Bait How to play it How to strike a Fish. 



NEXT in rank to fly-fishing as a lively and scientific 

 mode of angling, in our estimation, unquestionably 

 stands minnow-spinning and trolling, whether we regard 

 it as an elegant pastime or a difficult art. And although 

 our captures with it may by no means equal those with 

 the fly in numbers, they will in general far surpass them in 

 size and quality. The chief drawback to its more general 

 adoption is, that it is only on particular rivers naturally 

 adapted to this method of fishing that it can be pursued 

 at all times with success ; and that, in small and clear 

 streams, it is only to be used after a flood, while a mode- 

 rate freshet is still on the river, or late in the evening 

 during the height of the summer. Before, however, we 

 speak of the art of minnow-trolling, I may be allowed a 

 word or two respecting the various new inventions in- 

 tended to increase the resources of the troller, in the 



