TUB YOUNG FISHKKMAN. 



"When you have hooked a heavy fish, use your landing 

 net. 



Keep as far from the water as you can. 



Take care your shadow is not thrown on the water. 



When you lose a fish after playing him, throw in 

 ground-bait directly. 



Avoid sitting on the grass. 



Prefer angling at mill tails, in deep water, under over- 

 hanging banks, and by the entrance of small streams. 



Mark the situation where you have good sport. 



Varnish floats and all whippings after use. 



Dry your lines after use to prevent rotting. 



Play your fish well before landing. 



Heavy showers of rain or hail, and thunder storms, 

 are likewise extremely prejudicial to his amusement, and 

 as in the winter months, few opportunities are afforded 

 for the exercise of his talents out of doors, he should, 

 while snugly screened from the pinching blasts, attend 

 to all the little repairs which may be necessary to his 

 various appurtenances. 



His hooks, his lines, peruse with careful eye, 

 Increase his tackle, and his rod re-tie. 



GAT. 



SALT WATER ANGLING, 



Many kinds of fish may be caught at the mouths of 

 rivers when the tide is running up. 



Plaice, whiting, small cod, turbot, and haddock, will 

 readily seize a bait, and may be angled for from piers 

 and projecting rocks ; indeed, even mackerel may be taken 

 from similar places, during the time they are in season. 



For this kind of angling, a good strong rod, stout, 

 well leaded line, large cork float, and good sized hook, 

 are requisite. 



When fishing at the mouths of rivers with gentles, 

 well-scoured red worms, or shrimps, as baits, you may 

 take whitings, eels, flat fish, small cod fish, and haddock. 

 When fishing from a pier, or rock, or a boat, at a short 

 distance from land, two or three red worms, a small raw 

 crab, or a muscle, or a little bit of whiting will prove 

 very serviceable baits. 



