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and sisters, as we discovered when our supply of 

 chubs ran out. They were black all over, except 

 on the belly, which was silvery white ; and on the 

 dark sides could be faintly seen the customary 

 red spots, only they were of the deepest blood- 

 crimson color. The largest we caught was not 

 one-quarter of a pound, and I think we must have 

 taken a hundred out of a space of water not four 

 yards square. 



I do not recommend the use of pieces of fish 

 for brook-trout in this country, but I have re- 

 peatedly caught them with the light belly fin, and 

 with the eye from another fish. 



In late spring, when the water begins to clear 

 and become low, and the sunny days return, 

 maggot-bait fishing is sometimes most effective, 

 and it may be practised at all times through the 

 summer when the water is low and the weather 

 too warm for worm-fishing to be of any use. 

 Any boy can breed the maggots without the 

 process being offensive, if he will follow out the 

 following instructions : Obtain a beef's liver from 

 the butcher, and slash it with a knife in half a 

 dozen places ; put it into an old tin pail free 

 from holes, and cover it with a lid so arranged 



