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To breed Gentles. About the ehd of September, 

 bury some carrion which has young maggots in 

 it deep in the earth, so that the frost will not kill 

 them ; and in the following March or April you 

 will find them fit for use* 



To Catch Worms. Take a poker, and striking 

 it in the ground to about the depth of six inches, 

 shake the ground well, and the worms will start up 

 out of the ground. 



THE HAUNTS OF FISH. 



Angle for perch in gentle streams of reasonable 

 depth by a hollow bank. 



For salmon, in large swift rivers that ebb and 

 flow, gravelly and craggy. 



For trout, in purling brooks, or rivers very swift, 

 strong, or sandy-bottomed. 



For carp and tench, in still waters, muddy 

 ponds, and where weeds and roots of trees are. 



For eels, in muddy rivers and ponds. 



For bream, pike, or chub, in sandy or clayey 

 rivers, brooks, or ponds, wherein bulrushes and 

 flags grow. 



For roach, dace, barbel, and ruff, in sandy and 

 gravelly deep waters, shaded with trees. 



For grayling or umber, in clayey marshes, or 

 streams running swift. 



For gudgeon, in small sandy or gravelly rivers : 

 they bite best in spring. 



CURIOSITIES IN ANGLING. 



To catch Eels. 



Put some sheep's guts or garbage in some hay, 

 and tie it round the middle, sink it to the bottom 



