1G THE ANGLER'S GUIDE. 



THE WAY TO KILL ROACH. 



Supposing that you have obtained the 

 tackle I have described, and have made the 

 bait, you go to the place where you intend 

 to fish. Don't stand over it and look into 

 it, to see if you can see any fish, neither 

 let any other person do so, if you can help 

 it ; for very often, by acting thus imprudently, 

 especially if the bank be high and the water 

 clear, you will drive all the roach out of the 

 swim, and it may be a considerable time 

 before you entice them back again. Having 

 pitched upon your place, go to it cautiously 

 and quietly, and immediately take your seat, 

 and if the ground be damp, take care to have 

 a piece of cork or board to sit on. Being 

 seated, put your rod together, beginning with 

 the top joints ; then loop on your line, and 

 hook on your plummet, and try the depth, 

 and be sure you do it as gently as possible. 

 Your line must be just so long as to allow 

 about fifteen inches between the rod and the 

 float. If, therefore, you find it too long, you 

 must shorten it, and if too short, you must 

 lengthen it, and in no case fish with it in 



