DO THE JOLLY ANGLER. 



wall, at others near the ships, Perch seldom stopping long 

 in one place. But if you bait the bottom hook with gentles 

 (which in this case should be No. 9, with a lighter float, 

 see " Floats." No. 2,) and throw in some ground-bait (see 

 " Ground Bait," No. 2 or 3), you may take many Bream 

 and Roach, as well as sometimes a Perch. Here you 

 should plumb your depth, and let the bottom hook touch 

 the ground, or nearly so. 



Strolling. 



This is a pleasant way of bottom fishing. All that is 

 requisite is the Fly-rod, (or you may make shift with the 

 Roach-rod,) the winch, and line with gut bottom, as de- 

 scribed for Fly-fishing ; the hook No. 5 or 6 ; the bait one 

 large marsh worm, or two smaller ones (see "Baits.") 

 Now to use this, you have only to let your bait swim before 

 you down the stream, letting out at the same time eight, 

 ten, fifteen, or twenty yards of line, so that it may reach 

 the place where you suspect the fish to lie. By this plan 

 you may take Trout, Grayling, Chub, and sometimes 

 Perch or Dace (see " the Dace.") It answers well at mill 

 tails, weirs, &c. If the stream is very sharp, put one or 

 two shot on the line, to cause your bait to sink. This plan 

 is followed on a large scale for Salmon. 



The before-mentioned tackle (without the shot) an-swers 

 for 



Dibbing. 



Here you put a May fly, humble bee, wasp, cockchafer, 

 grub, or caterpillar, on your hook, No. 8, with a short line, 

 letting your bait swim on or near the top of the water, under 

 bushes, behind weeds, or any other place where the fish 

 cannot see you. This is the " most killing " bait of a 

 summer's evening for Chub that I know of. If you see a 

 clear spot between any two, among a row of trees that 

 overhang the water, go cautiously, and drop your bait in ; 

 if they see you, and sink down, which is often the case 

 when the water is clear, then put on a worm, hold the 

 point of the rod down, near the top of the water, and draw 

 a yard of running line off your winch, the stream will 



