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drake^ Oak-fiy^ Fern-fly^ Ant-fiy^ and Artificial 

 Fly^ the belt for the Trout at the Top of the 

 Water when clear. Of each of thefe parti- 

 cular Baits, fee more in the Chapters before 

 referred to. 



The Way to angle for Trouts at Ground, is 

 with the Running-Line without any Float, but 

 with one or two fmall Plummets of Lead. 

 They may be alfo caught by Float-Angling 

 at Ground, or at Mid-water by Trowling, 

 and at Top of the Water by dibbing and the 

 Caft-fly \ all which Ways we fhall defcribe 

 hereafter. But let this be obferved in general, 

 that when you angle in a clear Water, either 

 for Troiits^ Graylings^ or Salmon-fraelts, if 

 you have lb much Dexterity as to do it with a 

 fingle Hair for two Links next your Hook, you 

 will certainly catch three Trouts for one, againft 

 any that angle with three Hairs next the Hook. 

 And tho' you may now and then lofe a great 

 Trout by his breaking your Line, yet if you 

 had not been fo fmall tackled, ten to one he 

 had never bit, and the Number of Bites will 

 compenfate the Lofs. You may lifli with kfs 

 Hazard at Bottom than at Top with fine 

 Tackle, becaufe a Trout at Fly fhoots with a 

 rapid Agility at your Bait, and from you 

 when he hath taken it, with his Head gene- 

 rally downwards ; but at the Ground, or Mid- 

 water, he takes the Bait gently, and glides a- 

 way far more leifurely. Likewile he takes 

 lefs notice of a thick Line at Top than at Bot- 

 tom, by reafon of his Eagernefs, The ex- 

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