THE EEL. (J9 



The Romans lield this fish very clieap, proba- 

 bly from its likeness to a snake, 



'* For you is kept a sink-fed snake-like eel." 



JUVJi;:«AL, SAT. V, 



The Conner Eel, Gfrows to an immense size : 

 they have l)een taken ten feet and a hall" long, and 

 eif^hteen inches in circumference in the thickest 

 part. The best way to kill eels, is to strike tliciu 

 on the navel. 



The rivers 5^ori'p?' in Dorsetshire; Jnkham m 

 Lincolnshire; and Irk in. Lancashire; are famed 

 by their respective neighbours for very exct^llcnt 

 eels. Mr. Pope has celebrated the rivcr is^ennet, 

 in Berkshire, on the same account in his Wind- 

 sor Forest. 



The Kennet swift, for silver eels renmvu'd. 



In Hamsey-merey m Huntirtgchnshirej are a 

 great quantity of ee/s and \i\i'<^e pikes, which they 

 call Hagest; but Cambridgeshire boasts of hav- 

 ingl the most and best eels, if you credit the 

 natives. 



Kel-pouts, another fish somewhat resembUng 

 the eel, but more esteemed, are also found in 

 some rivers. Their haujts are the same as the 

 eel's, and they are to be taken in peals of thunder 

 and heavy rain, when they leave liieir holes. 

 The best bait is a small gudgeon. Hooks, the 

 doubje or single ones. 



RUTJLUS, SEU RUBELLIO, 



The Roach ; is as foolish as the car[) is crafty; 

 he is by no means a delicate (ish ; the river ones 



