62 The North Country Angler. 



months: Most anglers in those months fish only 

 in the mornings and evenings, unless the sky is 

 cloudy/ and there is a brisk wind on the pools : 

 for then one may have very good sport, and kill 

 large fish. 



In these months, when there is no wind, and 

 the sun is shining, from about ten o'clock in the 

 morning, till four or five in the afternoon, is the 

 best time for shade-fishing ; but before you try 

 this way, if you expect to succeed, you must be 

 furnished with such tackling as I always use. 



First, you must have a rod about twelve feet 

 long, with a good stiff top, of what wood you 

 please ; hazle, I think, is as good as any for this 

 purpose. Then you must have a bag of well- 

 scoured maiden lobs, sod worms and brandlings; 

 another little bag with codbaits, earth grubs, 

 cow-plat grubs, &c. and a horn with May flies, 

 as long as they are to be found, beetles, large 

 moths, nocturnals, &c. some of these, however, 

 you should have. 



Next, for your line you must provide good 

 strong Indian grass, or silk worm gut; though 

 I would rather recommend a fine silk line ; but 

 as the best of all a line made of swine's bristles. 



Your line should not be above a yard long ; 

 and where there is some difficulty in getting your 

 rod-top through the bushes, not above half a yard, 

 which, when baited, you may wrap loosely seven 

 or eight times about the rod top ; and when you 

 have thrust it beyond the bush, turn your rod 

 round as many times, and let your bait drop into 

 the water. 



There is a great deal of caution necessary in 



