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spinning it towards the Angler. The action 

 in striking must be perpendicular, or there 

 will be a risque of the bait being drawn from 

 the mouth of the fish ; the rod must be then 

 kept upright, and the fish played in the same 

 manner as before described. Nobb's trea- 

 tise on this subject, lately reprinted and 

 attached to Best's Art of Angling, will fur- 

 nish the minnow fisher with every informa- 

 tion which may be requisite. 



Having thus treated of all the modes of 

 Angling in rivers which afford exercise as 

 well as amusement, the compiler leaves to 

 other hands the task of shewing the use of 

 night lines, salmon roe, spears, and nets, 

 all of which are beneath the notice of the fair 

 Angler and true sportsman. He cannot but 

 regret the incalculable injury which rivers 

 sustain from these implements : this can only 

 be prevented by gentlemen possessed of 

 manorial rights giving encouragement to the 



