i^^rhe BRITISH ANGLER.P.If. 



either draw him out by main Force, or pull 

 him to the Bank in a clear Place, and having 

 tired him, land him with a Net, By this Me- 

 thod, great Numbers o^ Carp have been taken 

 in a Pond that was well flocked. 



In general, Carps bkt very early and late in 

 ^pril, May^ June^ J^ly-, and Auguft^ and 

 fometimes all Night in the ftill Part of the 

 Water. Have a long Rod, and keep out of 

 Sight, when you angle for them. When [you 

 ftrike him, give him Play •, /or he is a ftrong 

 Fifh, and will vigorouQyftruggle. He may 

 be caught at Mid- Water, fometimes lower, 

 and fometimes higher, as the Weather is ; but 

 ufe always a Float of Quill. When a large 

 Carp takes the Bait, he runs to the farther Side 

 of the River or Pond. 



There being great Similitude between the 

 Carp and the Tench ^ particularly in their Feed, 

 I refer to the End of next Chapter for what 

 may be faid of them jointly in Verfe. But I 

 muft not here omit one Thing, in which 

 the Carp and the Tench widely differ, and that 

 is in their bearing the fevere cold Weather,. 

 Hear what the Poet fays of them, and feveral 

 Other Fifli, in the following Verfes. 



The Eel to Cold an early Prey refign'd^ 

 Firji falls y a helplefs undefended Kind: 

 Unlefs her %nntry Hold betimes Jhe chufe. 

 The Bajiky Shelter^ or low -bedded Doze, 

 The Carp and Perch in mingling Numbers die, 

 And Pike e>:pire 'ivith the unravag\i Fry : 



They 



