40 c>f f lanng. 



^el , a Greeniih Eel^ (which is called a Gr^^O ^ black- 

 jfh £f/, with a broad flat head ^ and laftjy an Eel with 

 reddiih Fins. 



I Ihali onejy fpeak of the firft which is the Silver 

 Eel. This Eel is generally believed to have its being 

 from Generation, but not by rpawning,but the young 

 coming from the Female alive, and no bigger than a 

 fmall Needle. 



This Eel may be caught with feveral forts of Baits 

 but principally with powder'd Beef A Garden- worm 

 or Lob , or a Mim^xv , or Hen's-gut , or Gar- 

 bage of Pifh , IS a very good bait : but fome pre- 

 fer a Pride^ which others call a Lane^rey^ beyond any 

 yet named. 



As Eels ablcond themfelves in Winter , taking up 

 their conftant refidence in the Mud, without ftirring 

 out for fix Moneths ^ fo in the Summer they take no 

 delight to be abroad in the day, and therefore the 

 moll proper timeto take them is in thenight,with a- 

 ny of thole Baits aforefaid, fpftning vout Line to the 

 Bank-fide with your Laying-hooks in the water. Or 

 you may throw in a Line w th good ftore of Hooks 

 baited, and plumb'dwith a Float to difcover where 

 the Line lieth, that in the Morning you may take it 

 up with your Drag-hook. 



There is another way of taking £f/j, and that is 

 hy Sni paling. This Sniggling is nothing el(e but 

 taking in the day-time a ftrongLineand Hook bai- 

 ted with a Lob or Garden-worm, and marking fuch 

 Holes and places where the Eels ufe to abfcond 

 themfelves in the day-time near Wears. Mills, or 

 FJood-gates, and gently by the help of a Stick putting 

 your bait into fuch holes where you imagine Ecls~^xt : 

 and if there be any, you Ihall be (ure to have a bite j 

 but then have a care you pull not too hard, left you 

 fpoil all. Here note,that the Top of vour Stick muft 



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