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Kids of a boat, in a dark night, and dipping with a na- 

 tural moth on the surface, where the light shone fully 

 on the water. In this way you may attract great num- 

 bers of fishes, of all sizes. 



But rnuch cannot be said of bottom-fishing during the 

 night -, though I have heard of great success in this way. 

 For eels, especially the large ones, it is without doubt the 

 best time. Fly-fishing is rather superior, in this instance, 

 with what are called moth-flies ; for such is the sagacity 

 of fishes in general, that few will rise at a day-fly after 

 the* night has fairly set in. 



However, at this moment we must refrain from that 

 part of our subject, and, contenting ourselves with re- 

 marking, that night-fishing is best practised on moon- 

 light nights, after very close evenings, proceed to explain 

 the manner in which various kinds of fishes are to be 

 taken, by means of 



Night- Lines, or Trimmers. 



These are variously made in the several parts of Eng- 

 land, but are rarely to be found of a good construction. 

 For the most part, they consist either of double or single 

 hooks, fastened on to brass wires, called guards. 



These are intended to prevent the escape of fishes 

 caught on the hooks, which being chiefly of the -pre- 

 datory classes, and consequently well furnished with 

 teeth, would knaw any common line asunder. 



The fishes usually caught by night- Lines, are eels, 

 jacks, fronts, and perch, all of which take a worm, or 

 a dead-bait j but when the former are used, other game 

 will at times be found on the hooks ; and not unfre- 

 quently the worm will be nibbled off by minnows* 



&c. &c. 



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