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in ^varnl weather, and always during- the time the 

 tide is flowing, or, as some term it, rising. Whiting 

 are universally considered as light nutritious food j 

 they seldom exceed a pound and a half in weight} 

 In shape, this Fish is long and slender in the body, 

 Imt large and bony about the head, the colour sil- 

 very.- and the skin almost transparent. Whiting Pol- 

 lack, are, I believe, of the same species, though larger j 

 the Whiting Pout is smaller ; they are all angled for 

 in the same way. 



Cod. 



This Fish is caught on the coast all round Great 

 Britain, and on the coast of Buchan, in Scotland ; on 

 the Frith of Forth, the Clyde, and on both sides of 

 the Frith of Murray. The chief place where Cod are 

 caught for the London-market, that is to say, fresh 

 Cod, is on the north-east part of Ireland during the 

 Summer, or rather from Spring till Michaelmas, and 

 also on the north-east coast of England, from Spring 

 tiU Midsummer. I have caught small Cod with the 

 same tackle, rod, float, &c,, as described in angling from 

 Piers, &c., for WTiiting, particularly from between 

 the rocks and small headlands near Water-Bay and 

 West-gate Bay, near Birchington ; that is, on the 

 Kentish coast, between the Reculvers and Margate. 

 I have been most successfulwhenmy hook was baited 

 iWith a piece of Whiting, about the size of a large 

 nut J they will also take bullock's liver, lug-worms, 

 lob-worms, pieces of Lobsters, Shrimp, &c. Always 



