ANGLING IMPROVED. 



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CHAP. II. 



DIVERS SORTS OF ANGLING; FIRST, OF THE FLY. 



As there are many kinds and sorts of fish, so there are 

 also various and different ways to take them ; and, there- 

 fore, before we proceed to speak how to take each kind, 

 we must say something in general of the several ways 

 of angling, as necessary to the better order of our 

 work. 



Angling, therefore, may be distinguished either 

 into fishing by day, or, which some commend, but the 

 cold and dews caused me to dis-relish that which im- 

 paired my health, by night ; and these again are of two 

 sorts, either upon the superficies of the water, or more 

 or less under the surface thereof: of this sort is angling 

 with the ground-line, with lead, but no float, for the 

 Trout, or with lead and float for all sorts of fish, or near 

 the surface of the water for Chub, Roach, &c. or with 

 a troll for the Pike, or a minnow for the Trout; of 

 which more in due place. 



That way of angling upon or above the water, is 

 with cankers, palmers, caterpillars, cad-bait, or any 

 worm bred on herbs or trees, or with flies as well natural 

 as artificiid; of these last shall be our first discourse, 

 as comprising much of the other last-named, and as 

 being the most pleasant and delightful part of angling. 



But I must here beg leave to dissent from the 

 opinion of such who assign a certain fly to each month, 

 whereas I am certain, scarce any one sort of fly con- 



