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In this manner stand in the fore part of the boat, and 

 throw before you down the stream ; using either a very 

 nice red-spinner on No. 5, or 6, or an ant, or a gnat fly 

 on No. 8, or 9 ; for at such they will rise well, and 

 afford excellent sporU 



When you have hooked a fish, you can render the boat 

 stationary by serving out more rope ; or you can cause the 

 waterman to pole away to such a part as may appear 

 better suited to allowing a good scope of line, which, with 

 such small tackle, must be freely given, else you wilt 

 lose all die large fishes. 



Take care to subdue well before you venture to draw 

 too close to the boat ; for at sight of you the fish will 

 make desperate exertions, and do all he can toavoid your 

 landing-net. 



Jn this way of proceeding, which I have detailed under 

 this head because it is peculiarly appropriate to dials, you 

 will frequently catch fine trouis, and perhaps occasionally 

 some per L h ; though the latter prefer the worm to the 

 Ay. 



By casting over the scours, and upon the shoals, as 

 you hedge down, you will have variety of fishes, espe- 

 cially very fine dace, and graylings, where they are in 

 the waters. 



If you have not a boat, try from a headland -, and, 

 keeping carefully out of sight, take the advantage of the 

 wind in your back to blow out a very fine line, baiting 

 a small hook with a common house-fly, or a blue- 

 bottle, &c. 



I have heard that chuls are to be taken with cherries j 

 but I never made the trial : I should, however, rather 

 think it time thrown away, and that the angler would 



have 



