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as the Rod, if there be a Wind to carry it 

 from you. There Ihould be four Hairs next 

 the Hook for Trouts, but five or fix for the 

 Chub. Let the Fly play on the very Top of 

 the Water before you, up and down the River, 

 as the Wind ferves -, and angle as near as you 

 can to the Bank of the fame Side whereon you 

 (land : Though when you fee a Fifh rife with- 

 in Reach, you may guide your Fly quick over 

 him, whether in the Middle or on the contrary 

 Side ; and if you are pretty well out of Sight, 

 either by kneeling, or the Interpofition of a 

 Bank or Bufh, you may almoit be fure to 

 take him, if it be prefently done. The Fifh 

 will otherwife, perhaps, be removed to ano- 

 ther Place, if it be in the flill Deeps, where 

 he is always in Motion, and roving up and 

 down for Prey •, though in a Stream you may 

 alm.ofl always, efpecially if there be a good 

 Stone near, find him in the fame Place. A- 

 bove an Inch of the Line ought not to touch 

 the Water in dihhing •, therefore you may be 

 the flronger tackled. For in this Kind of 

 Angling you are toexped the largefl Fifh-, and 

 wanting Length to give him Line after he is 

 flruck, you mud be forced to tug for it. 



Some highly commend a Bibbing- Line made 

 of white Virginal Wire, the Brittlenefs or 

 Stifihefs of it being firfl allayed and tempered, 

 by laying it upon clear hot Coals, for fome 

 fmall Time, which will caufe the Metal to be 

 more tough. 



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