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keep a steady eye on the bait. As you move 

 along, on coming to a tree trunk lying across 

 the brook, which forms a deep pool, lengthen the 

 line (keeping some distance away) and let it 

 run its course. The eddies will carry it just 

 where the trout lies. If he takes it he will surely 

 run under the log and possibly get free, unless 

 a sharp watch is kept on his movements and he 

 is stopped by leading him to shallow water — 

 gradually raising the tip of the rod as the line 

 is reeled in. 



Fish, trout especially, love to lie in shady 

 spots, beneath laurel bushes and other impedi- 

 ments that make it difficult for the angler to 

 reach them; and they will seldom let him get 

 nearer than twelve feet, but dart away up stream 

 if possible. 



In these small brooks one of the most impor- 

 tant things to remember is to keep out of sight. 

 Trout dash away a distance of fifty feet in no 

 time, and it is no use to follow, and the only 

 way is to leave them for another visit later on. 



The angler must be on the alert every minute, 

 though no strike is necessary in bait fishing for 



