8o ANGLING 



an inch, or little more, from the shank end of the grilse- 

 hook, a strong hook must be tied on, about half the 

 size of the other. This being done, the point of the 

 large hook must be placed in at the mouth of the 

 minnow, and out at the tail, on the right side of the 

 minnow, bending it half round as it is put in ; then 

 the other hook must be put in below the under chop, 

 which has the effect of keeping the minnow's mouth 

 quite close. 



When the angler is not pressed for time, the hook 

 and tail should be tied together with a little white 

 thread. Before the little hook is entered, the minnow 

 must be drawn up to its full length, and made to fit the 

 bending of the hook, so that it may properly twirl 

 round in the water when drawn through it. When all 

 this is finished, the angler takes the line in his left 

 hand, a little above the bait, and throws it underhand, 

 lifting up the right and the rod, in order that the bait 

 may fall as gently on the water as possible. He stands 

 at the top of the stream, as far off as his tackle will 

 permit, and lets the bait drop in a yard or so from the 

 middle of it. The minnow must then be drawn by gentle 

 pulls, of about a yard at a time, across the stream, 

 turning the rod up the water within half a yard of its 

 surface, keeping an eye steadily fixed on the minnow. 



When a trout seizes the bait, he is commonly firmly 

 hooked by the very act, but most fishers give a smart 

 strike, and if he feels firm after that, it may be con- 

 fidently assumed that he is securely hooked. The 

 troller throws three or four times at the upper part of 

 the stream, but never twice in the same place, but a 

 yard lower every cast. He should throw quite over 

 the stream, but let the bait cross it in a round, like a 

 semicircle, about a foot below the surface, with two 

 shot, N"os. 3 and 4, placed nine or ten inches from the 

 hooks, which will sink the apparatus to a proper depth 

 in the water. In the act of drawing the bait across the 

 stream, the top of the rod must be kept within less 

 than a yard from the water, and drawn downwards, 

 that the bait may be the greater distance from the 



