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flying out in Summer Evenings, in Gardens, 

 when fome Wind is ftirring. This Fly the 

 Chub delights in very much, and you are to 

 dibble with it. 



Fat Bacon is affirm'd by fome to be a very 

 good Bait for Chub and Pike^ at Snap efpeci- 

 ally, in the Winter Months, that is, from the 

 End di Augiift^ till the Beginning of y//jn7. 



The Earwig is a good Bait for Salmon Smelts, 

 They are to be got by laying a white Linnen 

 Cloth, or a Cow's Hoof, in a Garden Hedge, 

 a Night or two : Ufe them within the Water, 

 near the Bottom. 



The black Bee is a great black Infed, that 

 breeds in Clay Walls, and is good for 

 the Chub, Some cut off his Legs and upper 

 Wings. 



Fern-fly^' or Fern-bud^ is a thick fhortFly, 

 to be found on Fern, from about May-day^ 

 till the End o{ Augufi^ or later. This Fly 

 hath a thick Ihort Body, and two Pair of 

 Wings ; the uppermoft are hard and red on 

 one Side ; but the undermoft are tender, dia- 

 phanous, and blackilh. We often take off 

 the uppermoft Wings, and dibble with this 

 Fly. A Trout will take it about ten Days to- 

 gether, in fome Part of May \ but the Chub 

 takes them all the Summer. 



Pith, or Marrow^ in an 0;^*, Cow,, Calf^ or 

 Sheep^ sBack'boneAS\\^t(\ by fomeAnglers. They 

 advife you to be very tender in taking off the 

 tough outward Skin of that in an Ox or Cow's 

 Back-bone, but to be fure you leave the inward 



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