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usually in the middle, and near the ground ; arid that, 

 there, you are to fish for him : And that he is to be 

 caught, as the Trout is, with a worm, a minnow, 

 which some call a penk, or, with a fly. 



And you are to observe, That he is, very seldom, ob- 

 served to bite at a minnow, yet sometimes he will; and 

 not, usually, at a fly ; but, more usually, at a worm, 

 and then, most usually, at a lob or garden-worm, 

 which should be well scoured, that is to say, kept 

 seven qr eight days in moss before you fish with them : 

 and if you double your time of eight into sixteen, 

 twenty, or more days, it is still the better ; for the 

 worms wjll still be clearer, tougher a and more lively, 

 and continue, so, longer upon your hook. And they 

 may be kept longer, by keeping them cool, and in fresh 

 moss ; and some advise to put camphire into it *. 



Note also, That many use to fish for a salmon, with 

 a ring of wire, on the top of their rod, through which 

 the line may run to as great a length as is needful, 

 when he is hooked. And to that end, some use a 

 wheel about the 'middle of their rod, or near their hand ; 

 which is to be observed better by seeing one of them, 

 than by a large demonstration of words. 



And now I shall tell you, that which may be called 

 n secret. I have been a-fishing with old Oliver Henly, 

 now with God, a noted fisher both for Trout and Sal- 

 mon; and have observed, that he would usually take 

 three or four worms out of his bag, and put them into 

 a little box in his pocket, where he would usually 

 let them continue half an hour or more, before he would 

 bait his hook with them. I have asked him his reason ; 

 and he has replied, u He did but pick the best out, to 

 u be in readiness against he baited' his hook the next 



* Baits for Salmon, are : lob-worms, for the ground ; smaller worms 

 and bobs, cad-bait, and, indeed, most of the baits taken by the Trout, 

 at the top-of the water. And as to flies; remember to make them of the 

 most gaudy colours, and very large. There is a fly called the horse-leech 

 fly, which he is very fond of: they are of various colours* have great 

 heads, large bodies, very long tails, and two (and some have three) 

 pair of wings, placed behind each other: behind each pair of wings, whip 

 the body about with gold or silver twist, or both ; and do the same by 

 the head : With this fly, fish at lengthi~as, for Trout and Grayling. But 

 if you dib, do it with two or three butterflies of different colours, or with 

 some of the most glaring small flies you can find. 



