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in streams ; in the latter, they often adhere closely to 

 such spots as they select for haunts, and may be seen to 

 rise always in the same part. We should be apt to con- 

 clude, from sometimes seeing many risings in a few mi- 

 nutes, that a hole were full of fishes ; but it often turns 

 out, that when one or two have been caught therein> 

 cither by line or net, the risings discontinue. 



Although some ponds, which have a free current of 

 water through them, occasionally abound with t routs of 

 an inferior description, yet such are somewhat rare, and 

 the angler must be contented if he gets good perch, 

 tench, carp, roach, dace, and eels. In some he will find 

 jacks j but as they increase very fast, and grow rapidly, 

 when their numbers are not very frequently well thinned 

 by the net, or by constantly angling for them, the quan- 

 tity of other fishes will be reduced considerably ; except- 

 ing, however, the tench, which the jacks will not touch. 



Such ponds as are covered with duck-zveed rarely con- 

 tain good fish ; it is too compact, and covers the surface 

 too closely ; besides, it rots very fast, and invariably gives 

 the water a bad colour, attendant with a very nauseous 

 flavour. If, however, a pond, partially covered with 

 duck-weed, has its surface on nearly the same level as the 

 surrounding lands, and is exposed to the wind from any- 

 one quarter, so as to admit that ventilation which not 

 only purifies water, but blows scum, &c. to the opposite 

 shore, we may then hope to find some fishes, though not 

 in such abundance, nor of such a growth, as in clearer 

 waters : I never tasted a well-flavoured fish from such 

 waters. 



The best mode of angling in a pond of any extent, is 

 in a boat, which should be poled or rowed, very gently, 



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