342 THE angler's guide. 



Whene'er, dear brothers, you shall go to fish, 



I wish you luck to take a handsome dish 



Of Carp, Tench, Pike, Perch, Barbel, Dace, or Roach, 



By angling fair — I pray you, never poach ; 



But first, good Sirs, these few hints take 



From a Brother Bob, an old angling rake : 



Before you quit your homes, look round and think 



If all your Tackle's right, with cash for meat and drink. 



And when your sport is done, bear this in mind — 



Look well about, that nought is left behind. 



Rules, Hints, and Observations, relative to Angling. 



To prevent disputes, it is generally understood and 

 agreed to among Anglers, (an article to this effect 

 being always introduced in well regulated subscrip- 

 tion-waters,) that a distance the length of rod and 

 line, or thirty feet, shall be kept between each person, 

 while angling. 



The Angler should also bear in mind, that 



Good nature sets our hearts at ease, 

 and softens pain and sorrow. 



When you have made choice of a place to fish, first 

 plumb the depth truly, and with as little disturbance 

 to the water as may be -, let your line, with the plum- 

 met to it, remain in the water while you make and 

 cast in the ground -bait 5 by which time, the line will 

 be softened and stretched, consequently less likely to 

 break. If the water be still, throw in small pieces 

 of ground-bait 3 if a strong current, large pieces, and 

 keep as far from the water as you can, and go quietly 

 and slyly to work, for Fish have so many enemies 



