380 INDEX. 



Peas, pai boiled, a bait for Carp, 88. 



Perdues, commendation of the boatmen of that name, 315. 



Pink — See Minnow. 



Plaice, how taken, 164. 



Pith of the neck, and spine of oxen, good bait for Chub in cold weather, 70 ; 



how to bait with, ib. 

 Play a Fish, how to do it, with remarks, 343. 

 Plugged-float described, 9. 

 Plumbing the depth, how done, 14. 

 Poaching reprobated, 34. 



Pond-fishing, observations on, 345; several round London, described, 34G. 

 Pope, or Ruff, resembles the Perch, how to angle for, 119 ; a cut of the Pope or 



Ruff, 321. 

 Prickleback, used as bait for Perch, how taken, 40; bold and voracious, lb. ; 



used in Lincolnshire as manure, ib. ; good food for fowls, 4). 

 Putney-britlge, fishery at, described, 320. 

 Punt-fishing described, 60. 



Quietness, &:c. recommended, when angling, 342. 



Racing for Jack. — See Bottle- racing. 



Red-worms, where obtained, 298 ; good for various Fish, ibr 



Regent's-canal contains various Fish, 346. 



Richmond, fishing at, described, 319; when high water there, at fuU and new 



moon, 320 ; with hints and observations, ib. 

 Rivers, several described, 383, 384. 

 Roach, mode of angling for, 73 ; require fine fishing, ib. ; a sitting posture to 



be preferred, ib. ; best bait for, ib.; ground-bait for, t6. ; remarks on, jft. ; 



large, in the Lea, ib. ; described, ib. ; peculiar kind taken in Shepherd's- 



water, Hoddesdon, lb. ; best mode of cooking large ones, 80. 

 Rod. — See Angle-rod. 



, how to fasten the line to it, 11 : how to mend, 32. 



Rudd, indifferent food, 114; thrive best in ponds, ib. ; tackle for, ib. 



Rules, hints, and observations, relative to anghng, 342. 



Rough Coat. — See Cads. 



Ruff. — See Pope. 



Rye-house fishery described, 314. 



Salmon-spawn, how preserved for bait, 21. 



, how angled for, 156; habits of, ib. ; remarks on, 157 ; not known in 



warm climates, ib. ; habits of, and rapid growth, ib. ; penalties for taking 



and selling them, &c., ib. 

 Salt-water Fish, how caught with the angle, 158. 

 Sand-Eel described, 169. 

 Seats of cork, &c. recommended, 352. 

 Scratching for Barbel, how practised, 320. 

 Seven Eyes. — See Lampern. 

 Shepherd's-water, on the Lea, described, 314. 

 Shepperton, fishery at, described, 314. 

 Shoes, mixture to make them water-proof, 17.". 

 Shotting aline, how done, with a caution, 10, 11. 

 Shrimps, good bait for Perch, &c., how to bait with, 47- 

 Shury's subscription-water, on the Lea, described, 328. 



