WORM FISHING AND SPINNING FOR TROUT 67 



Shall I try to explain in what manner the mighty 

 trout of the deep and far-extending Scotch and 

 Irish lakes are captured by the trolled 'phantom,' 

 or how that craftiest of spinners, the Thames fisher- 

 man, obtains his hard-earned reward ? Or shall I tell 

 how to wile the small but hard-fighting trout of the 

 lesser streams by means of the tiny ' Devon ' minnow, 

 or brightly gleaming spoon ? No ; I shall not endea- 

 vour to do any such things, for, without unduly extend- 

 ing the scope of this work, I could not adequately deal 

 with this branch of the fisherman's business. 



So I will say briefly that, in spinning, you must, 

 as regards rod and tackle, be guided by what kind of 

 water you are about to fish, and make your prepara- 

 tion accordingly. 



If you are going to ' spin ' a small Devonshire 

 river, then your ordinary fly rod will serve to work 

 the little artificial minnow which you will probably em- 

 ploy ; whereas if you are going to try your luck on a 

 great Scotch loch, a stiffer rod and a longer line are 

 obviously required wherewith to ' work ' your larger 

 bait. Experience teaches these things nothing else 

 can effectually do so. 



I have only one other remark to make on this 

 subject ; which is, if the fisherman is about to try a 

 river on which the use of worm or spinning tackle 



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