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Straws to see which one shall start first ; and if 

 you lose, sit patiently down till your friend has 

 got at least fifteen minutes' start. These fifteen 

 minutes allow the fish to settle again, and is little 

 enough. I prefer half an hour on much-fished 

 streams. Then go to work, and fish slowly, and 

 do not miss any spot because it is difficult. 



If you have to fish tcp stream, additional care 

 must be exercised to approach the water quietly, 

 — and don't fall into the error which nearly every 

 novice seems to be unable to avoid ; namely, that 

 of walking a piece and then fishing down. Cast 

 your bait with a swinging motion up always, and 

 you will find quite as many, and possibly more, 

 taken than if you used a long line down. In up- 

 stream, and sometimes in down-stream, fishing, 

 especially if the wind be blowing so as to carry 

 your line away from where you want it to go, it 

 is necessary at times to use a sinker. In that 

 case a No. i shot split will be ordinarily "suffi- 

 cient. It should be pinched on at a foot from the 

 bait. 



In worm-bait fishing in large waters — rivers 

 or wide brooks — where large fish exist, a double 

 hook tackle is sometimes used ; with this the bait 



