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BOTTOM-FISHING. 



the shoal to leave the place. I have found on 

 a windy day, that by putting a worm on the 

 hook with a heavy shot just above it, slipping 

 the float up the line to the top of the rod, then 

 throwing the worm across the stream the same 

 as trolling, I have taken heavy Perch, as by 

 these means you are enabled to fish every inch 

 of water. 



THE BARBEL. 



THE Barbel is prized for the excellent sport 

 it affords the Angler, being a game fish, and 



