GROUND-Angling, fishing under water without a float, only with a plum of lead, or a bullet, placed about nine inches from the hook; which is better, because it will roll on the ground. This method of fishing is most proper in cold weather, when the fish swim very low.
The morning and evening are the chief seasons for the ground line in fishing for trout; but if the day prove cloudy, or the water muddy, you may fish at ground all day.