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take nothing else, or half so well. And it is my 

 opinion, that when scaled fish take pastes, they 

 mistake it for the spawn of other large fish ; or 

 for the grubs and erucas that drop from the banks, 

 or trees and bushes that hang over the river 

 sides. 



CHAP. XIX. 



Of Bush or Shade Fishing. 



A.S I have been walking by the river's side in 

 clear sun shiny days, when I was tired with 

 catching the small fry in the streams, I have 

 observed large trouts run from under the shade of 

 bushes, that hang over a yard or two upon the 

 pools : 1 longed to have some of these ; and 

 after many ineffectual essays, and several trials, I 

 contrived at last to catch the best trouts that 

 were in the pool. I own, I took the hint from 

 Mr. Walton's directions how to fish for the 

 chub, but found many difficulties, that he does 

 not seem to have met with. I shall not mention 

 all these difficulties, but only tell my angler for 

 his encouragement, that if he will follow my 

 directions, he may fill his pannier with great 

 trouts, when other anglers are sleeping or smoak- 

 ing their pipes. 



I generally begin fishing in the shade, or under 

 bushes, in May, and continue it all the three 

 following months, which we call the four hot 



