LETTER II. 

 To ***** ****** 



Dear Sir, 



Before I proceed to in- 

 ftruft you in the different methods of 

 angling, I conceive it to be highly nccei- 

 fary that you become fomewhat acquainted 

 with the difpofitions and appetite* of the 

 inhabitants of that clement which is to 

 be the fcene of your future arrmfement. 

 I (hall therefore defcriba only fuch fifties 

 that are worth an angler's notice, and 

 begin alphabetically with the 



BLEAK. 



ALBURN us, of the fpecies of cyprinu.*. 

 A fmall fiih that feldom exceeds five 

 inches ; is found in moil of the largs 

 rivers, has large bright fcalcs, fpawns in 

 March, is a lively fifh, and 'afFoidj ; 

 diverfion in the hot months, in drop, (bit 

 water, generally feeding n:.ir t!i^ lurfaco, 



