Angling for Game Fish; a Practical Treatise on the Various Methods of Angling for Salmon and Sea Trout; Moorland, Chalkstream, Lake & Thames Trout; Grayling and Char, by John 1889 [Leather Bound]

by Charles Henry Cook

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 ...the tail. The top hook is then put through the head or neck. A 2-yd. or 3-yd. gut-cast should be used, and the Addition of a couple of small shot about 9in. above the hooks is advisable, except in very shallow water. The creeper is worked in exactly They can be kept in Fio. 46. Creeper, Baited And Unbaited. a cellar, in damp moss, but quickly die in still water. Boys will usually catch abundance of this bait. Failing boys, put on waders, and stir up the bottom with your foot in front of a fine-meshed landing-net, into which the disturbed Creepers will be washed. Just before turning into flies, Creepers will be found near the sides of streams, under flat-bottomed stones. Of course, the larva of other flies besides those of the Stone-fly may be used as a bait for trout. In Devonshire, a little brown beetle, called the Fern-web, is largely used for taking trout in June and July. It is found on the bracken fern in great numbers. Put one or two of these beetles on a large Limerick hook (eyed for preference), blow open the wing-cases and wings, and chuck the lump where the trout are. If the fish do not see you, they will take the bait. The method requires little skill. Grasshoppers (much used on the Continent), spiders, beetles--in fact, almost any kind of insect--may be used as bait for trout. In Derbyshire, ants' eggs are a favourite summer bait. Egg-paste is a good deal used, and mealworms in mill pools. In some waters trout take breadpaste eagerly. The use of salmon roe is illegal. Worming in Clear and Coloured Water.--I will deal with the last-mentioned first. The tackle is simply a long stiff rod, a light line, and a short length of gut, terminated by a round-bend hook of a size (generally No. 11, Kendal scale, or No. 4, Bedditch scale) to suit the worms. T...

172 pages, Leather Bound

First published November 16, 2007

About the author

Charles Henry Cook, (1858–1933) also wrote as John Bickerdyke.
British angler and beer expert