£)f fifttnis. n 



of Ground Aii^lt\^. 



IF you fifh under the Water for a Trout ^ it muft be 

 without a F]oat,one]y with a Plumb of Lead, or n 

 Bullet, which is better, becaufe it will fowl on the 

 ground. And this way of fifhing is very good in 

 cold weather,when the Fifh fwini very low : you muft 

 place this Bullet about nine Inches from the baited 

 Hook •, your Top muft be very gentle,that the Filh may 

 more eafily run a way with the Bait, and not be 

 feared with the ftifnefs of the Rod. You muft not 

 ftrike as foon as you feel the Fifh bite, but flack your 

 Line a littlcthat he may the better fwallow the Bait 

 and Hook. When you ftrike do it gently,for the Icaft 

 matter does it. 



Let your Tackle be fine and flendcr, for that is bet- 

 ter than your big and ftrong Lines, which ferveonely 

 to fright the Filli. . 



You will find it a better way of Angling to do it 

 without Float or Lead, onely makingufeof a Gar- 

 den-worm, drawing it up and down the Stream \ 

 by which you will take more Trouu than any other 

 way, efpecially if it be in a clear day. The Morning 

 and Evening are the chiefeft feafons for the Ground- 

 Line for TroHf. but if the day prove Cloudy , or 

 the Water muddy, you may Angle at Ground all the 

 day. 



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