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GENERAL RULES FOR ANGLERS. 



"When bottom-fishing, plumb the depth with 

 accuracy, and with as little disturbance to the water 

 as may be; let the plummet line remain in the 

 water whilst you cast in your ground bait, by which 

 time it will become softened and stretched. 



Keep as far from the water as possible. 



Use fine tackle, and you will sooner become 

 skilful. If your tackle should become injured, do 

 not let it injure your temper, but sit down and 

 diligently repair it. 



If, while you are angling, hail should fall, or the 

 day become cold, or the wind blow strong, you 

 must not expect much sport. In soft rain, or foggy 

 close weather, most fish will bite. A cloudy day 

 with light showers, after a bright night, generally 

 proves most advantageous for angling. When a 

 calm bright morning is succeeded by a gloomy day 

 with a brisk wind without rain, the fish (especially 

 the larger sort) are almost sure to feed. 



It is supposed the best winds for angling are the 

 south, west, and south-east. In hot weather, the 

 cooler the wind the better; but in the early part of 

 the season and in autumn, a warm wind is advan- 

 tageous. When the wind blows from a cold quarter, 

 those places which are most protected should be 

 your resort. When the wind blows right across 

 the water, fish with your back to the wind, 

 because you can then not only throw your line 

 with more certainty, but the fish also will most 

 likely be on that side watching for the flies, &c., 

 which may be blown from the bank. Throw your 

 line as near the bank on which you are standing as 

 the wind will allow you, if it be high wind. 



