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together. When you bait with one of these, put the 

 hook in at one end, and it will turn inside out upon it ; 

 they will also take the yellow-jack, and a grub about three 

 quarters of an inch long, of a lead colour, both found 

 under old cow dung. When you bait the ground for 

 perch, use chopped dew-worms, or any other sort you 

 may think proper. 



THE EEL 



Is an inhabitant of almost every river, lake and pond, 

 in the united kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, par- 

 ticularly those waters which have a communication with 

 the sea. There are several kinds, viz., the conger-eel, the 

 silver-eel, the gred-eel, &c. The silver-eel is accounted 

 the best, but the conger-eel attains to a larger size ; I have 

 seen them from eighteen to twenty-four pounds weight. 

 The silver-eel will grow to about five or six pounds in 

 weight. The best places to angle for them are by the 

 side of old walls, bridges, amongst piles, near hollow 

 banks, tails and sides of streams, and the best time is at 

 night or when the tide is flowing, or when the water 

 is foul by rain, and in rough stormy days. The best 

 bait for it in the day time is the wasp-grub, it will also 

 take worms of all kinds, particularly the dew-worm and 

 lampreys or seven eyes, cut in pieces about an inch long; 

 the latter is mostly for night fishing. When you angle 

 for it with the rod, let it, as well as the line, be rather 

 strong, either with or without a cork float, the hook 

 No. 3. 



