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with a Swivell nigh the middle of your Line, with an 

 indifferent large hook." 



Having described the method of baiting the hook 

 with the minnow, he continues: "you must alwayes 

 be Angling with the poynt of your Rod down the 

 stream, with drawing the menow up the stream little 

 by little, nigh the top of the water ; the Trout seeing 

 the bait, cometh at it most fiercely, so give a little 

 time before you strike : This is the true way, without 

 lead, for many times I have had them come at the 

 lead and forsake the Menow, so he that tryeth shall 

 prove it in time ; let us goe to Angling with the Flie, 

 which is a delightfull sport." 



The rod for fly-fishing must be " light and tender." 

 The upper part of the line may be as thick as the 

 angler pleases, but 



for the lower part, next your Flie, must bee 

 of three or four haired links. If you can attain 

 to Angle with one hair, you shall have the more 

 rises and kill more Fish : be sure you doe not 

 over-load yourself with the length of your Line : 

 before you begin to Angle make a tryall, having the 

 winde in your back, to see at what length you can 

 cast your Flie, that the Flie light first into the water, 

 and no longer ; for if any of the Line falleth into the 

 water before the Flie, it is better unthrown then 

 thrown : be sure you be casting alwaies down the 

 stream with the Winde behinde you and the Sun 

 before ; it is a speciall poynt to have the Sun and 

 Moon before you ; for the very motion of the rod 

 drives all the pleasure from you, either by day or 

 night in all your Anglings, both for Worms and 

 Flies ; so there must be a great care of that : 



