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stream, the most likely places are under 

 bushes, by the side of piles, under old trees 

 overhanging the water, or under anything 

 that can form a cover for trout. Sit down 

 very quietly ten or fifteen yards above the 

 place you have selected for fishing in. If the 

 stream is shallow opposite where you sit, and 

 then falls into a hole, all the better ; get the 

 right depth by trying, and then adjust the 

 quill-float so that the bait will just miss the 

 bottom ; cut two or three worms in short 

 pieces and throw them in some yards above 

 you, and if the water is five or six feet deep 

 they will go to the bottom below you, just 

 where you want them ; put your bait on, 

 and then let it go down the stream, giv- 

 ing out line from the reel until the float is 

 . under the bushes. The trout will bite, one 

 after another, without fear, and you can soon 

 fish out all there are in the hole. 



