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fuffer their Bait to touch the Ground, efpecially 

 when they fifh with a /Fbrw. The Turning 

 of the Water, or Eddy, in a good Gravel- 

 Scour, is an excellent Place for Sport. Your 

 Tackle fhould be ftrong, becaufe in lilliing for 

 Perch, Pikes are often taken. Bait the Ground 

 over Night with Loh^worms cut in Pieces. 



When you ufe the Minnovjy it will be con- 

 venient to have your Hook whipped to a Link 

 of fmall Brafs IVire^ left you fhould meet with 

 the Pike. A Piece cut from a Roach or Dace 

 is a tolerable Bait, when you want others. 



The |following Direcftions in angling for 

 the Perch with a V/onn^ may be worth obftrv- 

 ing : In March ufe the Red-worm at the Bot- 

 tom: In Aprils the Oak-worrn^ a young Frog 

 with his Feet cut off, or a Red Snail : In May^ 

 the Dock-worm, or the Bait that breeds on the 

 Ofier-Leaf, the Oak-Leaf, and the Hawthorn : 

 In June, the Red-worm with the Head cut off, 

 and a Cod-bait put before it, or the Dor : In 

 July the large Gr a/shopper, or Dunghil-Gruh : 

 In Auguft, and the following Months, Red- 

 worms^ or Brandlings. 



Perch 7nuddy Moats and ftanding Waters love^ 

 And in the Chryftal Currents rarely rove •, 

 Or when they do, fo nice they are and coy. 

 The Angler's Skill and Patience they defy. 

 In gentle Rains, or after violent Show'rs, 

 He boldly roams, and eagerly devours. 

 Beneath impending Willows oft he lies. 

 Watchful io takcy or chewing on his Prize : 



Deep 



