6. If a fhower, or any accident, 

 fwells the joints of your rod, fo as to* 

 prevent their being drawn afunder with- 

 out draining them, apply a lighted can- 

 dle to the upper part of the ferrules, 

 until they ate warmed the joints will 

 then readily feperate. 



7. A South, or Weft wind, with a- 

 cloudy atmolphere, is always favorable 

 to an angler's fyort a North,, or Eaft 

 wind, with a bright fky, the reverfe. 



8. Trout fifhing, wu.h a worm, is 

 praftifed with the greateft fucceis at 

 the commencement of a flood and fly 

 fifhing, as foon as the water is become 

 clear enough. . 



g. If ever you find the trout rife- 

 fhort, and refufe your bait, be aflfured 

 that it is not exactly the color of the 

 fly they are in fearch of; for fuch are 

 their difcriminating powers, that if the 

 bait varies but a fhade from the natural 

 fly, they will, when the water is clear 



refufe 



