200^^ BRITISH ANGLER.P.II- 



When you fifli for a Barhely your Rod and 

 Line muH: be Jong and tough. He bites early 

 in the Morning, from Sun-rife till ten of the 

 Clock, and in the Evening, from four 

 o'clock till Sun-fet, and fometimes later. 

 Their principal biting Months are from about 

 the loth of A'lay until the End of Auguft. A 

 large Barhd will fometimes weigh twelve or 

 fourteen Pounds j and therefore your Rod 

 and Line ought not only to be very ftrong, 

 but faftened with Rings, and a Winch or 

 TVheeL 



As to their Spawn, before-mentioned, it is 

 furfeiting and dangerous, and whoever eats 

 thereof will break out in Blotches and red 

 Spots, will loath his Meat, lofe his Appetite, 

 and be extremely difordered : His Liver is 

 likewnfe unwholfome. 



The two famous Places to angle for Barbel, 

 about London^ are at Kingft on- Bridge^ and 

 Shepp£rton-Pcol\ at the latter of which Places 

 there is good Accommodation for Anglers, a 

 great Quantity of Barbel^ and good Company 

 all the Summer •, you may there likewife be 

 fupplied with Plenty of Bait at all Times. 



A Barbd'Hole fhould be conflantly baited 

 with Lob'Worms ; and no Barbel ought, by 

 the Rules of Anglings to be killed, which does 

 not meafure eighteen Inches fairly. A Barbel 

 taken in Byfleet or JVeybndge Rivers, of 

 twenty Inches in Length, will weigh down a- 

 nother of the fame Length taken in xhtHoames^ 

 by a Pound, or upwards, and is much firmer, 

 fatter, and better reliflied. "the 



