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are uncommonly shy, having been frequently 

 deceived by mistaking the particles of wool 

 which the current brings down for their 

 natural food ; and in the latter, the grass and 

 hay which (if the river pass through mea- 

 dows) cover the surface of the water will 

 prove so troublesome, that the pursuit is 

 most commonly unsuccessful. 



The best times of the day for jP/^-fishing, 

 as before mentioned, are morning and even- 

 ing ; but when the rivers and brooks become 

 narrow and low by long droughts, it is of 

 little use to attempt this method. In such 

 state of the water, the most successful way of 

 taking Trout is by means of a pair of wings 

 made from the feather of a Landrail, or the 

 mottled feather of a Teal, with a well-cleans- 

 ed Gentle fixed upon the hook ; which bait 

 proves very alluring, if sunk about two 

 inches under the water. 



