Carf^ tench^^J^nd Eel frequent ftill Waters, and 



\yhat are foul and muddy.£e/j lie lurking under Roots 



or Stones : The, Carp is for the deepclfc place of the 



.Watery and where there are gr^ea,, Weeds the Carp 



and, Tench delight; moll of-,aHo iq .: . ..i . i2 



*Tearch delight in gentle Streams not too deep, yet 

 ihe^. mufii'Jaot befhaUowi and a Ihoiiovv Bank is their 

 chicfeft jefuge. 



5-; Gudgeons love fandy ground in gentle Streams, they 

 affect fmall Rivers above the large, orfmall Brooks, 

 and bite belt in the Spring till they Spavvn. 



The Salmon delights moft in Rivers which ebb and 

 flow, are large, and have a fwift current , infuch Ri- 

 vers are the greatelt plenty. If the Rivers are rocky 

 or weedy, fo much the better. 



Shad, Thrvait^ Plaice^ and Flounder have the grea- 

 telt love for fait or brackilli Waters which ebb and 



flow. 



The Vmber affeLT:s Marly Clay grounds, clear and 

 fwift Streams •, but they muft then be far from the 

 Sea, for they feldom come near it. 



There are many more Rules to be obfervcd, u'hich 

 generally hold good, but 1 will not conclude them in- 

 fallible, fince I have found fomeofthem fwcllcredi- 

 Ted) very falfe-, wherefore let every man's expe- 

 rience be his guide in the knowledge of the na- 

 ture of Rivers, and the Fifh their Inhabitants. And 

 therefore it will be very requilite for him that would 

 be compleat in the Art of Angling,diligently to obferve 

 whatever River or water he fiOieth in, whether it be 



1-2 muddy 



