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fish at bottom, and when the tide is making in, and 

 in still holes, between rocks, where the bottom is 

 sandy and clear from weeds ; the Cod so caught are 

 small, seldom weighing two pounds, and are called, on 

 the coast. Codlings. It is well known, the great 

 supply of salt Cod comes from the banks of Newfound- 

 land, some weighing more than thirty pounds. At 

 Ramsgate, a boatman may be hired, who will take you 

 at a proper time of tide, &c., into the bay, where you 

 may sometimes take a score or two of Codlings in a 

 few hours. 



Plaice. 



The best of this species of Fish is called Downs 

 Plaice, being chiefly caught in the Downs, or on the 

 flats which are in the sea, between Folkestone and 

 Hastings, weighing from one to between five and six 

 pounds weight ; of course, you must angle from a boat. 

 On the coast of HoUand they are caught considerably 

 larger ; I have heard of some that weighed eighteeii 

 pounds ; the large Plaice are called Dutch Plaice. 

 The Plaice bite very freely at a lug-worm, lob-worm, 

 a piece of fresh Salmon, half an Oyster, a raw Muscle, 

 or Shrimps : this Fish has but a small mouth, there- 

 fore a hook. No. 3 or 4, is quite large enough, whe- 

 ther you use a line held by the hand, or fish with a 

 rod to the line : if the weather be calm, you may 

 angle with the same rod, line, and tackle as described 

 for Whiting, but note, smaller hooks are required : as 

 there is much difl'erence between the size of the 



