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like a Trout) the flie must be made of a large hook, 

 which hook must carry six wings, or four at least ; 

 there is judgement in making those flies. The 

 Salmon will come at a Gudgeon in the manner of a 

 trouling, and cometh at it bravely, which is fine 

 angling for him and good. You must be sure that 

 you have your line of twenty six yards of length that 

 you may have your convenient time to turne him, or 

 else you are in danger to lose him : but if you turn 

 him you are very like to have the fish with small 

 tackles : the danger is all in the running out both of 

 Salmon and Trout, you must forecast to turn the fish 

 as you do a wild horse, either upon the right or the 

 left hand, & wind up your line as you finde occasion in 

 the guiding the fish to the shore, having a good large 

 landing hook to take him up. 



The fish being killed, if it be not boyled well, then 

 all your labour and pains is lost. 



At the time at which I am writing, a correspond- 

 ence is being carried on in the columns of The 

 Fishing Gazette, under the heading, " When was 

 the Dry Fly First Described " ; it might appear 

 from the following lines that the merits of the floating 

 fly were not unknown to Barker : 



Once more, my good brother, He speak in thy eare, 

 Hogs, red Cows, Bears wooll, to float best appear, 

 And so doth your fur, if rightly it fall ; 

 But alwayes remember make two and make all. 



I think, however, that Barker here refers to the fly 

 floating in the water, and not upon the surface of the 

 water. 



Appended to the book is the following epistle to 



