Chap. I. ^he Praflice of Angling. 2c^^ 



them to you, you allure them beyond you. 

 Cloie the Malt or Ale-grains fo faft in Hand- 

 fuls, that if poflible the Water may not part 

 it with the Fall. All Sorts of Baits are good to 

 caft in, whilfl you are angling with that par- 

 ticular Bait, efpecially Cod-haiis^ Gentles^ 

 Wafp^^ and Pafte. You will find them fnap 

 up that on the Hook the more eagerly, and 

 with lefs Sufpicion. 



If you angle at any Place you have twice or 

 thrice baited, and find no Sport, if none has 

 been there before you, or no grand Impediment 

 in the Seafon or Water appear, you may be 

 afllired that either Fike or Perch^ if they breed 

 in that River, have taken up their Quarters 

 there, and feared all the other Fifh from thence, 

 for fear of becoming theirPrey. Your only Re- 

 medy is prefently to angle for them, with fuit- 

 able Tackle and Baits -, and when they are 

 caught, the others will repolTefs themfelves of 

 their former Station. 



To know what Bait and Fly any Fifh will 

 take, the firfl you catch of that Kind rip up his 

 Belly, and you may then fee his Stomach, ly- 

 ing from the Gills to the fmall Guts : Take it 

 out very tenderly, and, with a fharp Penknife, 

 cut it open, without bruifmg, and you will 

 find his Food within it, and thereby difcover 

 what Bait at that very Inflant he takes beiV, 

 whether Flies or Ground-baits, and fo fit them 

 accordingly. And if you have a good Micro- 

 Icope, you may, with Pleafure and Delight, 



eafily 



