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When youfilh, Ihelter your felf under fbmeBufh 

 or Tree, or ftand fo far from the brink of the River 

 that you can only difcern your Float : for Fifh are 

 timorous, and are affrighted at the leaft II ^ht or mo- 

 tion. The beft way of Angling with "the Fly is 

 down the River, and not up, as you will find by ex- 

 perience. 



You never need make above half a dozen trials in 

 one place, either with Fly or Ground-bait, when you 

 angle for Troitt ; for by that time he will either offer 

 to take, or refufe the Bait, and not ftir at all. 



If you will have Fifli bite eagerly and freely, and 

 without fufpition, you muff prefent them with fuch 

 Baits as naturally they are inclined to, annd in fuch 

 manner ar they are accuftomed to receive them. 



If you ufe Paftes for Baits, you muff: add FJax or 

 Wool, mix a little Butter therewith and that will 

 prefer ve the Pafl:eTrom waffling off'your Hook. 



The Eyes of fuch Fiffies as you kili, are moff; excel- 

 lent Baits on the Hook for almofl:any fort of fiffi. 



Laffly, make not this or any other Recreation your 

 dayly pracftice, left your immoderate Exercife therein 

 bring a Plague upon you rather than a pleafure. 



j^firolooical Lleclmisfor An^lmg 

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F as the Wife man faith, (and I think there is none 

 that darequeftion his Authority j that There is a 

 proper time ar:d feafon for every aU:i en under the Sun^ 

 I hope it wi!J not be offenfivc nor impertinent to fiiow 

 what time and fcafons the intelligent Angler ought 

 to make choice of, tbst may anfwcr his expcdation. 

 For my own part, I have fo often experimented the 

 truth of thele Rules, that by my lood will I would 



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