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the notice of a gentleman, yet as in extreme 

 droughts during the Summer months it may 

 be difficult to procure a dish of fine fish, 

 however urgent the necessity, and as this 

 method is decidedly more sportsman-like 

 than the use of the net, a description of the 

 two baits most likely to succeed is subjoined 

 for the benefit of such persons as may chuse, 

 for the sake of a dish of fish, to expose them- 

 selves to the heavy dew of a Summer's night. 



The wings of the white moth are made 

 from the feather of a white owl ; the body 

 of white ostrich harl, and a white cock's 

 hackle over it. If a gentle be added, the 

 success will be more certain. 



The wings of the brown moth are to 



be made from the wings of the brown owl, or 



the back feathers of a brown hen ; the body 



of dark bear's hair, and a brown cock's 

 hackle over it. A cod-bait; as being nearer 



