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the hole. You may angle the ieaijie way with 

 two braudlinQ-s. Jf voii use two caciis's with the 

 winiis, run voiir hook in at the head and out at 

 tlie ncek ot" the first, and t|'aite through the other 

 from licad to tail. 



The Minnow is the most excellent of all baits 

 for the trout; wheti you fisii wiih one chuse the 

 w.hites.t, and middlcd-sizcd ones, these being the 

 best; and you must pU^ce him on your hook in 

 such a manner, that being drawn against the 

 stream he may turn round. The best way of 

 baiting with a minnow is thus: put your hook in 

 at his incnith, and out at his gill, drawing it 

 through about three inches: thtn put the hook 

 again into his mouth, and let the point and beard 

 come out at his tail; then tie the hook and his 

 tail with a fine white thread, and let the body of 

 the minnow be almost straight on the hook; then 

 try if it turns-well, which it cannot do loo fast. 

 Angle with the point on your rod down the 

 stream, drawing the minnow up the stream by 

 little and httle, near the top of the ^vater. When 

 the trout sees the bait, he will comemost fiercely 

 at it, but be cmeful not to snatch it aw ay, which 

 at first you may be apt to do; and never strike 

 till he has turned with the bait. 



N. B. In this way of angling a ringed rod is 

 to be always used, with a winch for your line, 

 which should have two or three swivels on it; 

 by which means the minnow w^ill spin the better. 



Trouts are most voracious fishes, and afford 

 the angler excellent diversion; the passion for 

 the sport of angling is so great in the neigh- 

 bourhood of London, that the hberty of ang- 

 ling in some of the streams of the adjacent 

 countries, is purchased at the rate of ten pounds 

 per annum. 



