178 NORTHERN MEMOIRS. 



creation, remember always to carry your dub- 

 bing-bag about you ; wherein there ought to be 

 silks of all sorts, threads, thrums, moccado-ends, 

 and cruels of all sizes, and variety of colours ; 

 diversified and stained wool, with dogs and 

 bears hair ; besides twisted fine threads of gold 

 and silver : with feathers from the capon, part- 

 ridg, peacock, pheasant, mallard, smith, teal, 

 snite, parrot, heronshaw, paraketta, bittern, hob- 

 by, phlimingo, or Indian-flush ; but the mockaw, 

 without exception, gives flames of life to the 

 hackle. Thus arm'd at all points, with rods rush- 

 grown, hooks well temper'd, and lines well ta- 

 pered, you may practise where you please in 

 any river in Scotland, provided always the sea- 

 son be sutable. And forget not be sure to pur- 

 due your distance, always taking the head of a 

 stream, and leisurely fish downwards, lest your 

 game discover you, and flie before you. 



Another observation, is the various change 

 and complexion of the water, occasioned some- 

 times by immoderate gluts, intemperate and 

 violent gluts of rain, issues of land-floods, soil, 

 and silt, from off the shores. These and the 

 like observations ought to be the consideration 

 of every ingenious and practical angler. And 

 this is the proper season to exercise with the 

 ground-bait ; for should any man, under the 

 pretence of an artist, remain destitute of these 

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