50 ' £>f f (fting. 



The Bream fpawneth in Jme^ or the beginning of 

 J»/)',and is eafily taken ^ for after one or two gentle 

 turns he will fall upon his fide, and fo you may draw 

 him to Land with eafe. The beft time of Angling 

 for him, is from St. James-tide till Bartholomew-tide , 

 for having had all the Summers food, they are excee- 

 ding fat. 



The Bream is a great lever of red Worms, efpecial- 

 ly fuch as are to be found at the root of a great Dock, 

 and lie wrapt up in a round clue ; alfo he loves Pafte, 

 Flag-worms, Wafps, greenflies, Butter-flies, and a 

 Grafs-hopper with his Legs cut off^ 



The way of taking Breams is thus : Firft bait the 

 ground (where you know they refort) with a conveni- 

 ent quantity of fweet-ground Barley-malt, boyled 

 but a little while, and ftrained when it is cold: go 

 with it to the place about nine a Clock at night, then 

 take your Malt,and fqueezing it between your Hands, 

 throw it into theRiver, audit will fink : Iftheftream 

 run hard, caft in your fqueezed Balls a little above the 

 place you intend to angle in. Having thus baited 

 yourground,in the Morning bait your Hook with the 

 greateft red Worm you can get ^ you may find them 

 in Gardens or Chalky Commons after a fhowre of 

 Rain ^ of which you muft ftore your fcif beforehand, 

 keeping them a Month at leaii in dry Mofs, changing 

 the Mofs every three daies. Having baited your 

 hook fo that the worm may crawl to and fro, for the 

 better inticing ot the Fifhtobite without fufpition, 

 obferve where your fifh play mofl; and ftay longefl, 

 which commonly is in the broadefl:, dccpeH and ftil- 

 Icft. part of the River generally in deep and ftill back 

 Waters ; then plumb your ground, and fifli with- 

 in half an Inch of it^ for although you fliall fee fome 

 Breams play on the top of the Water, yet thefe are but- 

 the Sentinels for them beneath. 



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