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In the River Kennet^ near Hungerford in 

 Berkjhire^ there is great Plenty of Grouts re- 

 markably^ large and good. The Slower in 

 Kent^ which runs through Canterbury^ is faid 

 to breed the befl l^routs in the South- Eafl of 

 England, Thofe in Wandle^ near CaJJmlton in 

 Surry^ at Amerly in SuJJex^ in D^-y^?, /"f}'^, 

 Lathkbty and Bradford in Berhyjhire^ Ribhel 

 and /r^ in Lancaffjire^ and in C/iir and /F>'-? in 

 MonmoutJhire\ *are accounted excellent Tl routs, 

 Mr. Walton fays, that Hamfi/hire exceeds all 

 England^ for fvvift, Ihallow, clear, pleafanc 

 Brooks, and Store of Trouts. The fame Opi- 

 nion Mr. Cc//^;2 hath of Derhfbire, efpecially 

 of the Rivers D^^v and Wye, and the. Brooks 

 Latbkin and Bradford, which he fays breed 

 the reddefl, beft, and mod admirable Trouts 

 in England. But to fpeak impartially, none 

 can abfolutely determine, in what particular 

 River or Brook are the moil and befl Trouts ; 

 becaufe England and Wales have fo many Ri- 

 vers and Rivulets agreeable to their Nature. 

 7'his however is certain, that Trouts are better 

 or worfe, bigger or leffer, according to the 

 Nature of the Soils on which the River runs. 

 Pure, clear, tranfparent Streams, running on 

 Rocks, Pebbles, or more efpecially Flints, 

 are experimentally found to breed and afford 

 the mofi delicate and befl Trouts. 



The principal Baits for a Trout at the Ground 



are Worms, as the Brandling, Gilt- tail, Mea- 



dow-zvorm. Tag-tail^ and Red-zvor?n -, but for 



a very large one, the Dew-zvorm well-fcoured. 



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