Usual weight from three to five pounds. 

 These fish mostly swim near the bottom, 

 from fifty to one hundred feet beneath the 

 face of the water, and in warm weather 

 rarely rise to the fly. 



The best spots for fishing in lakes are 

 outfalls of streams, rocky patches and 

 banks, the edges of reed-beds, and the 

 sloping shores at the point where, without 

 being shallow, the water is not too deep for 

 the bottom to be seen. The use of a boat is 

 an advantage in lake-fishing, as by its 

 means not only can a greater range of 

 water be fished, but fished in shorter 

 time. Moreover, the margins of reed-beds 

 and submerged banks, usually amongst 

 the best casts, can rarely be commanded 

 from the shore, even with wading. 



Lake Trout are caught either by troll- 

 ing or still-fishing. For tackle use stiff Bass 

 rod, from twelve to sixteen feet, with click- 

 reel attached ; Cod line of silk, or silk and 

 hair, of one hundred and fifty to two hun- 

 dred and fifty feet ; leaders of silk- worm 

 gut six feet ; small Cod hooks ; gaff-hook 



