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0th. Lastly, when seated under a shady tree, 

 on the side of a pleasant river, or moving about 

 on the banks of it, or otherwise pursuing your 

 recreation ; when the gliding of waters, the 

 singing of birds, the bleating of flocks, the 

 lowing of cattle, the view of delightful pros- 

 pects, and the various occupations of rural in- 

 dustry, shall dispose you to thought and reflec- 

 tion ; let the beauties of nature, the power, wis- 

 dom, and goodness of the Almighty, as mani- 

 fested in the production of his creatures ; the 

 order and course of his providence in their pre- 

 servation, the rewards of a good life, and the 

 certainty of your end, be the subjects of your 

 most serious meditation ! 



Having given the reader every necessary in- 

 struction, in regard to the breeding and feeding 

 of fishes; with the best advice concerning his 

 rods, lines, .floats, hooks, baits, fyc. and a set of 

 very choice rules, hints, and cautions, I shall now 

 tell him the best methods of taking the fishes in 

 general angled for in England and Wales. 



CHAP. V. 



A Description of the Fish generally angled for in 

 England and Wales, with the proper Times and 

 Seasons, to fish for them; their peculiar Haunts 

 spawning Time, and most killing baits, $c. 



THE Salmon, according to the opinion of some, 



breeds in the sea ; but that of others seems 



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