44 ^^BRITISFIANGLER. P.I. 



Having twifted "^your Links, Jay them in 

 cold Water for one Hour, and then twiil thcrn 

 over again before you tie them into a Line : 

 Otherwife a Hair or two will poflibly fhrink, 

 and be fliorter than the reft, at firft fifhing 

 with it ; whence fo much of the Strengthofthe 

 Line is loft, for want of firft watering, and 

 then re-twifting it. 



When you have tied your Lengths together 

 with the IFater-Knoty cut off the fliort Ends 

 about the Breadth of a Straw from the Knot, 

 that it may not undo in the ufmg. 



Do not arm, fix, or whip Hooks to any 

 Line, either for Ground or Fly Angling, that 

 confifts of more than three or four Links, ac 

 the moft : But if the Hair be long, and the 

 lowermoft Link confift's of three Hairs, then 

 you may whip to one that confifts of two Links 

 only. The Top of the uppermoft Link hav- 

 ing a fmall Loop, or Water-noofe, you may 

 iix It to any Line, and as eafily remove it ; 

 there being another Water-noofe at the Bot- 

 tom of your Line. 



The Line for Diih-fly^ Caji-flv, ox Artifi- 

 cial-fly^ ftiould ba about 3 Yards longer than the 

 Rod, or almoft twice the- Length of it, if the 

 River be not incumbered with Wood or Trees 

 on its Banks : If fo, let it be fo me what fiiorter, 

 but ftill longer than the Rod -, and let 

 the Hair be of a white, or darkiih white Co- 

 lour. 



To angle for Trouts, Graylings, and SaU 

 mon SfneltSy with the Buh-fly , let the two 



firft 



