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fish, and flies, both natural and artificial, and also 

 with worms and cads. In angling for them, at bot- 

 tom, use a strong rod, long, and with a flexible top 

 running tackle, on a multiplying winch, and No. 6 

 or 7 hook 3 when you bait with worms, which are 

 the best bait during Spring, especially hi the early 

 part of the morning, and late at night, or in the 

 day time, if the water be much coloured, and the 

 weather duU or boisterous, particularly in April and 

 May, angle without a float, first putting a sufficient 

 number of shot on the line to sink the bait, placing 

 them about nine inches above the hook ; the line should 

 be made of the choicest fine gut. Bait with either one 

 lob-worm, or a blue-head marl-worm, or two marsh, 

 or two tag-tail worms, well scowered, and very lively ; 

 for observe. Trout will not touch a worm that is half 

 dead, or any way mangled Or dirty. Put the two 

 worms on the hook in the following manner : run 

 the point of your hook in at the top of the first worm's 

 head, and bring it out about three parts down the 

 body, then draw it carefully up over the arming or 

 whipping of the hook, while you put on the other -, 

 enter the point of your hook in the second worm 

 somewhat below the middle, and carry it near to the 

 head, then draw the first worm down to join it ; if 

 one worm, put it on as follows : enter the point of 

 the hook about a quarter of an inch below its head, 

 and carry it down to within a quarter of an inch of 

 the worm's tail, keep the point of the hook complete- 

 ly hid in the worm. This done, cast in your bait. 



