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mouth of a ^Vhiting and Plaice, and also in the 

 strength thereof, by giving the Plaice plenty of line, 

 'you may kill very heavy Fish with a No. 4 hook, and 

 ^receive much amusement ; those Fish will feed at 

 ilftlf or mid-water, as well as at bottom. Plaice are 

 •considered a very wholesome, light food, and, when 

 •dressed and eat, fresh caught on the sea-coast, are a 

 •ehoice Fish. 



Turbot. 



The London market is chiefly supplied with Turbot 

 by the Dutch fishermen, or with those caught on the 

 I>utch coast, or Dogger Bank, though a great many 

 lare caught on the coasts of Cornwall and Devon, 

 jaibout Torbay, &c. The most killing bait for Turbot 

 .«re Lampreys, cut into pieces ; they are also caught 

 iwith pieces of Whiting, Herrings, Smelts, bullock's 

 ifiver, &c. The mouth of the Turbot is small, therefore 

 xtse the same size hook as for Plaice, with strong line, 

 •for Turbot are sometimes hooked of a large size, 

 Weighing near twenty pounds, but they are generally 

 rikbout from six to ten pounds. The larger come from 

 the Dutch coast. The Turbot is found on flats and 

 shallows, or sandy shelves, &c., similar to the Plaice, 

 Dabs, and other Flat Fish. When angling for Turbot, ' 

 it is always from a boat. The flesh of Turbot is very 

 white and firm, and doubtless wholesome, if not taken 

 to excess 3 many prefer the Turbot to any other Fish 

 the ocean or fresh waters produce. 



