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tlirough the upper-lip or back-fin, and kept swim- 

 ming about mid-water. 



Pike Fishing. 



There are two ways of fishing for the pike: by 

 the ledger bait and the walking bait. 1. The ledger 

 bait is that fixed m one certain place, and which the 

 angler may leave behind him. 2. The walking bait 

 is that which the fisher casts in, and conducts with 

 a rod, &c. This is perforated by a troll, with a 

 winch for winding it up. At the top of the line is 

 to be placed a ring for the line to be run through. 

 The line, for two yards and a quarter next the hook, 

 to be of silk double, and armed with wire the length 

 of seven inches. On the shank of the hook is to be 

 fastened a smooth piece of lead, so as to sink the 

 fish-bait, which is to be a gudgeon with its head 

 downwards. Thus disposed, the bait is to be cast 

 up and down ; and if you feel the fish at the hook, 

 give him length Enough to run away with the bait, 

 and paunch it: then strike him with a smart jerk. 

 This fish bites best about three in the afternoon in 

 clear water, with a gentle gale, from the middle of 

 summer to the end of autumn; but in winter all 

 day long; and in the spring he bites best early in 

 the morning, and late at night. 



Roach Fishing. 



To angle for the roach or rochet in April, cads or 

 worms are proper baits ; so are small white snails or 

 flies in summer. The bait is always to be under 

 water, for this fish will not bite at top. Others use 

 the May-fly in that season with good success. In au- 

 tumn, a paste must be used, made of the crumb of 

 white bread moulded with a little water, laboured 

 with the hands into a tough paste, and coloured not 

 very deep, with red lead. In winter, gentles are 

 the best bait. 



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