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rocky, or stony, aiid mostly denuded ol" trees, and eouac- 

 quently ilo not produce tliis kind ul' food for tlieir finny 

 inhahitunt.s." 



" BUSH-FISHING, DUM'INC, (»Il DAl'ING. 



"One great recommendation t(t hush-fishing is, tliat it can 

 bo practised with success in tlu' months of June, July, and 

 August, when the river is low, and the sunshine bright, and in 

 the middle of the day ; at a time and season when no other 

 circumstance wouUl stir a fish, the largest Trout arc taken by 

 this method. The angler must be provided with a fourtecn-feet 

 rod, with a stiff top, and strong running tackle; he will seldom 

 have to use more than a yard of line, the bottom of which 

 should be of strong silkworm gut. 1 recommcud strong tackle, 

 because, in confined situations, overhung with wood, you will 

 not have room to play your li>li, l)ut must hold him tight, and 

 de{)cnd ou the strength of the tackle. 



"The size of your hook must depend on the size of your fly, 

 from No. 7 to '.' for snudl flics and grubs, ami, for beetles, 

 No, 1 or "). For bush-fishing, you should be provided with 

 well-scoured brandlings and red worm, cad-baits, clock-baits, 

 earth-grubs, beetles, gnisshoppcrs, and a horn of flies, or, at 

 least, as many of the above as you can procure. A small green 

 grub, or caterpillar, which may be got in June and July, by 

 shaking, over a sheet or tablecloth, the boughs of an oak-tree, 

 is a most killing bait for this kind of fishing. 



" Great caution is nectrssary in using your ro<l and line ; for, 

 if there arc few bushes or brambles to conceal you, the water 

 must l>c approached warily, a.s the large Trout often lie near 



