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* No float, unless in very deep channels, where you caa 

 proceed gently by the river side, or follow in a boat j i:i 

 such case you will frequently, during hot days, find the 

 t routs inclined to bite ; but you will be more subject to 

 the attacks of perch, bar I el, and chubs, if they are in 

 the waters. 



When you use a float, a swivel will be unnecessary ; 

 but I do not recommend a tripphig-L-ait, knowing from 

 experience, that fronts prefer such baits as play freely in 

 the water, at about, half depth usually ; or such as lay 

 near the ground. But there are waters in which the float 

 is almost indispensable, 



Trout s are keen after flics of all kinds, but are particur 

 larly partial to the red and the black palmer ; also to die 

 yellow May-Jly, while it is in season > the woodcock's. 

 wing, the grouse-hackle, and the small brown locust. 



During the very close summer evenings, they will", 

 .take the double-winged fly, i. e. deep Iroiun and drab, 

 as w r ellas the brown and the black ant-flies. 



The hooks in such flies ought never to exceed No. 4 ; 

 and in the common course of angUng, perhaps No; 5 will, 

 prove equal to every purpose. The foot- length, should be 

 well-selected ///, coloured to the same tint as the water 

 you angle in ; or if it be very clear, your gut should be 

 of a very light blue> or green cast 3 so as not to shew so 

 conspicuously as white gut is apt to do 3 when the sun 

 shines especially. 



The cunning of the trout-, renders evepy precaution ne- 

 cessary ; therefore your knots must be very small, and 

 neatly tied down ; your gut si ould be single, but taper. a 

 little ; being rather thinner near the hook., and becoming 



gradual^. 



