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THE TROUT. 
to enable him to throw his fly behinil bushes and trees, into 
holes, under banks, and other places mentioned as the ‘ trout 
haunts,' and where the best fish arc to be found.” 
There is much diversity of opinion about the manner of 
fishing, whether up or down the stream ; the great majority 
of Anglers, both in Europe and this country, favor the latter 
method, and a very few the former. Holland remarks on 
this : “ Some persons recommend fishing up the stream, and 
throwing the fly before them. For my own part, (after much 
experience,) whenever I can do so with convenience, I cast 
my fly above me, and across the stream, drawing it gently 
towards me. If the wind should be against you, you will he 
constrained to stand close to the water’s edge, and make 
your cast close to the bank on which you stand, either up or 
down the stream, as the wind may serve. Avoid, if possible, 
fishing with the sun behind you. ns the moving shadow of 
yourself and rod will alarm the fish. The finer the tackle 
(particularly the bottom tackle) and the lighter the fly falls 
on the water, the greater will be your sport; indeed some 
Anglers use only a singlo hair for their bottom tackle ; but 
when the water you fish is weedy, or much wooded, a single 
hair is difficult to manage; but in ponds or streams, free 
from impediments, it may be used by a skilful hand to a great 
advantage.” 
Of Bush-Fishing, sometimes called Fibbing, Dabbing, or 
Dating. This is a cunning mode of fishing on the part of the 
Angler, quite equal to any of the curious manoeuvres of tho 
trout himself. It is practised in the summer months, when the 
water is low, and the bushes are in loaf, thereby giving the 
Angler a hiding place ; and when it is almost impossible to 
take him by any other method ; and although it requires 
oxtremo care, and all tho ingenuity of tho fisher, it will 
