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Top of the Water. Get two or three Gr^lshop* 

 pcrs as you go over the Meadows, and place 

 yourfelf fecretly behind a Tree, remaioing as 

 free from Motion as poflible. Put a Grafshop- 

 per upon your Hook, and l^t your Hook hang 

 a quarter of a Yard lliort of the Water : To 

 which End you muft reft your Rod on lome 

 Bough of a Tree. It is likely the CbuhswnW 

 fink down towards the Bottom of the Water 

 at the firft Shadow of your Rod, they being 

 the moft fearful of Fiihes, and apt to do thus 

 if but a Bird flies over then\ and makes the 

 Jeaft Shadow on the Water : But they will pre- 

 fently rife up to the Top again, and there lie 

 foaring till fome Shadow frights him afrefli : 

 When they lie thus upon the Top of the Water* 

 fix your Eye upon the beft Chub you can fingle 

 our, and move your Rod gently towards him. 

 Let your Bait fall eafily upon the Water chree 

 or four Inches before him, and he will infal- 

 libly take it, and you will be as certain to catch 

 him : For he is oneof thofe Leather-mouth'd 

 Fifhes, of which a Hook fcarce ever lofes its 

 hold : But be fure to give him Play enough, 

 before you ofier to take him out of the Water, 

 When a Grafshopter cannot be found, a 

 Black- Snails with his Belly fiit, to fhew his 

 White, or a Piece of foft Cheefe^ will ufually do 

 as well : Nay, fometimes a IVorm^ or any 

 kind of Fly^ as the Ant-fly, the Flefifly, or 

 Wall fly ^ the Boi' or Beetle^ which may be 

 found under Gow-dung, or a Boh^ the Origi- 

 Tial of a Beetle y or a Cod-worm^ or Cafe-worm^ 



will 



