LETTER XV 



Dear Sir, 



Except the trout, 



the pike affords the angler more di- 

 verfion than any other fifh ; and the 

 various methods that have been inven- 

 ted to take him, are fuiiicient to con- 

 vince you that the ingenuity of fportfmen 

 has been attentively employed in making 

 him contribute his {hare to their ainufe- 

 ment. 



He is a powerful fifh, \vhofe flrength 

 is only equaled by his rapacity, there- 

 fore you cannot provide a rod that is 

 manageable, too ftiff, nor a line, pro- 

 vided it is fine, too flrong for him. 



Any fmall fifh from two to five oun- 

 ces, may be ufed for a bait, fuch as 

 trout, famletj gudgeon, roach, dace, bleak, 



pearch r 



