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purpose the hours from eight till eleven in 

 the morning, and from three until six in the 

 evening, are most eligible. 



After a clear bright night, if the day be 

 dark and lowering, fish usually rise freely, 

 having been prevented from roving in 

 search of food by the brightness of the 

 moon; so on the contrary, after a dark 

 gloomy night, but few good fish are to 

 be taken until the approach of evening, as 

 having been glutted with the moths and other 

 varieties of insects, (which the night produ- 

 ces in almost as great abundance as the day) 

 they are not upon the watch for food, but 

 retire to their holds. When the waters 

 have subsided after a flood, and are begin- 

 ning to assume their natural colour, an op- 

 portunity is presented to the Angler, which 

 he ought on no account to let slip, as he is 

 almost sure to meet with excellent diversion, 

 unless it happen to be in shearing time or the 

 hay harvest ; for, in the former case the fish 



