Chdp;4- ^^Pradice^^ Angling. 291 

 ting the Bait to fink two or three Inches, ef- 

 pecially when you join a Cod-hait^ or Clap-hait^ 

 with the Oak'fly^ for I'rout or Chub, 



You may dib- with any Sort of natural Fly ; 

 but principally for a Trout with a Green- 

 drake and Stone-fly^ or with the Oak- fly and 

 Cod-bait^ or with Fern-fly^ for about ten Days 

 in May : But the Fern-fly is good for the Chub 

 all the Sumnier, Cankers^ Palmers^ Caterpil- 

 lars^ Grafshoppers^ their Legs and outermoft 

 Wings taken off, Oak- zvo r??t ^nd Hawthorn- 

 worm^ or Grub^ are alfo good. Some often 

 pull off the uppermofl Wings of the Fern-fly^ 

 when they ufe it in dibbing for a Trout, You 

 may likewife dib with the Water-cricket ^ or 

 Creeper^ in the Month of April, 



The Salmon,, Trout ^ Graylings Bleak ^ Chub,^ 

 Roacb^ and Dace^ are the only Filh that will 

 take Flies. The four firfl take the natural Fly 

 no better than the Dub-fly^ except in very hot 

 calm Weather, or in the Evening of a hot 

 Day, at which Times it is moil proper to dib» 

 The rcil take natural Flies^ either at top, or 

 under, or within the Water ; and fometimes a 

 Dub fly ^ efpecially if a Cod-bait^ Oak-worm^ 

 Clap-bait or Gentle be joined with it. The 

 Dace takes Flies belt at top of the Water, or 

 within an Inch thereof \ but the F^oach takes 

 them be ft a Foot within the Water, or more 

 deep fometimes. 



Dibbing for Trout or Grayling is performed 



with a Line about half the Length of the Rod, 



if the Air be ilill, or with one almoft as long 



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