180 LONDON ANGLER'S BOOK, 



will suffice to make some streams unfishable, while it will 

 take many days to colour others. 



The Wey and Mole are easily coloured, while the 

 Colne is only affected by heavy rains. If the rain falls 

 southerly, you must look south for the condition of the 

 water, but if northerly, to the north, and so on. 



Warm, quiet days in winter, and gloomy, rough days 

 in summer, are to be preferred ; the pot fisherman in the 

 country never think of using their rough, clumsy tackle 

 unless there has been a fall of rain sufficient to colour 

 the rivers, and then, on its clearing a little, they will do 

 wonders. 



Thus consideration and attention will do half your 

 work before you set out, but unless you attend to the 

 state of the weather, you will lose many chances. 



SONG. THE SEASONS. 

 (TuNE.) " Charley is my Darling." 



1. 



To angle I fancy, fancy, fancy, 

 To angle I fancy in the Spring time of the year, 

 80 blithesomely I pace the dale, 

 Without a care or fear. 

 By brookside trying for a Trout, 

 In the Spring time of the year. 

 To angle, &c. 



2. 



To angle I fancy, fancy, fancy, 



To angle I fancy in the Summer of the year, 



