Chap. 5. 'The Pradice <?/ Angling, K);^ 



CHAP. V. 



Of Rock and Ssa-Fijhlng, 



I Before obferved, that when 1 fpeak of 

 Rock or Sea-fifhing, I only extrad what 

 ethers have written, having never pradiled 

 that Diyeriion mylelf, 



Rock-fiJJjing is to be followed only during the 

 Summer Seafon, and is chiefly pradifed in the 

 South and South- weft Parts oi England^ and 

 in fome Places in Ireland, In this laft-men- 

 tioned Country, the Rocks of Diirdery, v/hich 

 are eight or ten Miles in Length, and the near- 

 eft Part about five Miles Eaftvvard of Dublin^ 

 are remarkable for this Way of Fifiiing. 



In freih Water Rivers you are obliged to an- 

 gle with a very fineLine y but in Rock-fiihing 

 your Line ought to have at leaft five or fix 

 Hairs in every Link. A Float is necelTary, 

 and two Hooks ; one to reach the Bottom, 

 and the other to keep in Mid- water. The beft 

 Time to follow this Sport, is when the Tide 

 ishalffpent, and to be continued till within 

 two Hours of high Water. The Morning and 

 Evening are the moft propitious Parts of the 

 Day, provided that the Tide then favour your 

 Defign. 



The Baits which are ufed generally in 



Rock-fifhing, are the Cockle, the Lob, and 



the Marjh-worm, But there is another Sort, 



called the Hairy-worm, which is preferable to 



O 4 all 



