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That which we call angling at the top is with a fly ; at the 

 bottom, with a ground-bait; in the middle, with a minnow or 

 ground-bait. 



Angling at the top is of two sorts ; with a quick fly, or with 

 an artificial fly. 



That we call angling at the bottom is also of two sorts ; by 

 the hand, or with a cork or float. 



That we call angling in the middle is also of two sorts ; with 

 a minnow for a trout, or with a ground-bait for a grayling. 



Of all which several sorts of angling, I will, if you can have 

 the patience to hear me, give you the best account I can. 



ViAT. The trouble will be yours, and mine the pleasure and 

 the obligation : I beseech you therefore to proceed. 



PlSC. Why then, first of fly-fishing. 



CHAPTER V. 



OF FLY-FISHING AND FLY-MAKING. 



PlSC. Fly-fishing, or fishing at the top, is, as I said before, of 

 two sorts ; with a natural and living fly, or with an artificial and 

 made fly. 



First, then, of the natural fly : of which we generally use but 

 two sorts; and those but in the two months of May and June 

 only ; namely, the green drake and the stone-fly : though I have 

 made use of a third, that way, called the camlet-fly, with very 

 good success, for grayling, but never saw it angled with by any 

 other, after this manner, my master only excepted, who died 

 many years ago, and was one of the best anglers that ever I 

 knew. 



These are to be angled with, with a short line, not much 

 more than half the length of your rod, if the air be still ; or with 

 a longer, very near, or all out, as long as your rod, if you have 

 any wind to carry it from you. And this way of fishing we call 

 daping, dabbing, or dibbing; wherein you are always to have your 



