may be seen in shallow water chasing 

 natural flies and minnows ; then they bite 

 most freely. Many hide beneath tree- 

 roots and boughs that overhang banks, 

 or lurk in overgrown or weedy holes. 



Trout seem to be well informed about 

 pole, line, and fisherman. The following 

 hints are taken from the note-books of ex- 

 pert anglers : 



In working toward an old Trout, lying 

 in shallow water, never cast at him until 

 within reach, but cast to one side ; when 

 within a fair distance, drop the flies lightly 

 in front of him, and he will take them. 

 When a fish is hooked, the rod should be 

 reversed by holding it in the left hand and 

 reeling it up with the right ; that bends 

 the rod the other way, and in that manner 

 it will remain straight. - 



In angling in much-fished streams cau- 

 tion is necessary in wading and casting. 

 In some of the New York and Pennsyl- 

 vania brooks one can distinguish Trout fifty 

 to one hundred feet ahead in shallow clear 



water, by their shadow; a long delicate 



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