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from ten to twenty yards of line, which will swim, ; 

 away with the current, and your bait will keep in th«, 

 rippling of the stream, some little below the surface^ 

 which is the proper place, forMackarel feed near the 

 surface : when the water and weather is bright, is the 

 best time 3 when you feel a bite, strike smartly, and \ 

 draw the Fish in. You may angle for Mackarel with i 

 rod and line, the same as described for ^Vhiting, 

 either from a ship at anchor, or from a boat, when ] 

 the weather is calm. Two hooks may be used with o 

 advantage, if placed twelve or fourteen inches apart , v. ; 

 perchance I have hooked a Herring when fishing oflF ] 

 Scarborough, and further north ; but no person goes • 

 expressly to angle for Herrings, therefore I conceive ' 

 it does not come within my plan to say any more of i 

 this Fish. 



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Halibut. 



Halibut are caught in the British^ as well as in them's 

 German ocean. The usual baits are pieces of fresh 

 Fish, Mullets, Oysters, Wilks, and Eels. The Halibut 

 is the largest of flat-fish 5 they are frequently taken 

 near a yard in length, weighing from eighty to a 

 hundred pounds, consequently very strong hooks and 

 lines are necessary ; when a bite is felt, it is usual 

 to give line, and a few minutes to pouch, before you 

 strike. By many persons. Halibut is considered as 

 fine as Turbot. 



