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in that case you will be pretty sure to lose 

 your fish, and have your line broken into the 

 bargain. 



Always keep your seat while you are 

 killing and landing your fish, unless it be 

 upon any intricate occasion, and you are 

 obliged to get up ; for rising up suddenly 

 and moving about your swim, if the water 

 be clear, will drive all the fish clean out of 

 it, and you may have to wait no little time 

 until they come back again. 



THE WAY TO KEEP ROACH WHEN YOU 

 HAVE CAUGHT THEM. 



We have often felt surprised and vexed at 

 the way in which some anglers act with their 

 fish .after they have caught them. Frequently 

 have we seen a number of them scattered here 

 and there on the grass behind them, drying in 

 the wind and sun, until they are curled up 

 like so many chips, and are good for nothing. 

 Such conduct we consider both foolish and 

 wasteful ; and as we think that some may act 

 thus for want of thought, or knowledge, we 

 shall just give them a word of advice on the 

 subject. Beside your basket you should always 

 have a coarse linen bag, large enough to hold 



