CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. Page i 



Se6l. I. Tbe Beauty and Ufefulnefs of Rivers % 

 Seft. 2. y^« Encomium on the Art of Angling 5 

 Se(5l. 3. General Ohfervations on the Nature 

 9fFilh 14 



Part I. Containing the Angler's Apparatus. 



Chap. I. Of Angling Rods 31 



Chap. a. Of Lines ^^ 



Chap. 3. Of Hooks, Floats, Plummets, Land- 

 ing-bookstand Landing-nets, with otherUtenfils 50 

 Chap. 4. O/" natural Baits 5 particularly of 

 Earth-worms^ Caterpillars^ Grubs, Cadews, and 

 Gentles 62 



Chap. 5. ^ Continuation of natural Baits ; 

 particularly Blood, Grain, Fijh andFiJb-fpawn^ 

 Fruits, Flies, and other Infers 8 a 



Chap. 6. Of Paftes and Unguents p5 



Chap. 7. Of Artificial, or Dub ff lies 106 



Part- IL Containing a Defcription of the 

 fcvcral Sorts of Fiih, 



Chap. I. 0//^<? Salmon 12S 



Chap. 2. Of the Trout 139 



Chap. 3. 0/ /^(? Umber f?r Grayling 1 53 



Chap. 4. 0//-&<? Pike, Jack, cr Luce 156 



Chap. 5. Of the Fetch 181 



Chap. 6. 0///2?^Carp 185 



Chap. 7. Of the Tench 193 



Chap. 8. 0//^tf Barbel 197 



Chap. 



