I speedily commenced work, and in a cast or two hooked and 

 landed avery goodfishweigHngsevenpounds. Just as I had done 

 so, up came my friend. "That's a fine fish," said he, "I have 

 fished down all this side of the water, and have not had a single 

 run. Would you have any objection to my accompanying 

 you ? " " None whatever," I replied. So we both started to- 

 gether, and in a short time I landed three more fish — one five 

 pounds, and two three pounds each. "How is it," he said, 

 " that although I throw in the same places with you I never get 

 a run? " Now, my friend was trolling or dead gorge fishing. 

 There was a sharp stream, and over the, stream a rest, in which 

 place the fish lay. He threw his gorge into the still water, but 

 while he was permitting it to sink a little the current pressed on 

 the line and dragged the bait away before he had a chance of 

 working it. My tackle was spinning or dead snap, which can be 

 worked attractively the moment the bait drops into the water, 

 which cannot be done with the dead gorge. I recommended 

 my friend to put on a spinner, which I lent him, and at the 

 second throw he killed a fish of six pounds. "Ah," said he, 

 " I see ; no more dead gorge for me. I always thought trolling 

 was the best mode of fishing for Pike, but I see I have been 

 wrong, but I shall be wiser for the future." Tes, dead gorge 

 is the old style of Pike fishing, and a very indifferent style it is. 

 It may do very well for bobbing about the side among weed, 

 but something on a more improved principle is required for 

 fishing at a distance in a river. My two favorite tackles are 

 made in this style : — The spinner is twenty-eight inches long, 

 made of gimp, not too stout ; two treble hooks and lip hook ; 

 the bottom treble hooks are eleven inches from the first swivel, 

 there being seventeen inches from the first swivel to the top of 

 the tackle ; the distance between the top of the lip hook to the 

 bottom of the treble hooks is four inches, but you can have two 

 or three different sizes so as to suit large or small baits. The 

 live bait tackle is eighteen inches long, also made of gimp; two 

 large hooks and a small one brazed together, the lead in the 

 middle and the swivel at the top. As gimp is very bright 



