not stand this strain it is not fit for Salmon- 

 fishing'. A weak stroke is worse than use- 

 less ; it fails to make the hook penetrate, 

 and it provokes the fish to a violent effort 

 to rid himself of it, and thus lessens the 

 chance of his being hooked. 



The mode of worm-fishing as commonly- 

 practised is simple : a large single hook, 

 say No. 14 or 15, is whipped on to two 

 or three yards of salmon-gut. A supply 

 of lob-worms having been obtained, and, 

 if feasible, previously scoured, the hook is 

 passed through the middle inch or two of 

 two or three of them, the last worm being 

 so put on that no part of the hook or barb 

 is visible. Large split shot should then 

 be fixed to the line about if feet above the 

 bait, to take it to the bottom ; they should 

 not be so heavy as to prevent the stream 



carrying the bait freely over the stones. 



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