44 BEST S ART OF ANGL1JSG. 



In the afternoon, in May, June, July, and 

 August, if the water be clear and a little breeze 

 of wind stirring : especially if the wind and 

 stream are contrary. You must fish for him 

 like a trout, with a worm, fly, or minnow, or 

 lob-zcorm is an excellent bait for him, well scour- 

 ed in moss, will make it tough, clean, and 

 lively. When you have struck him, he will 

 plunge and bounce in the water -very much, 

 therefore it is necessary to have a strong rod, 

 ringed the same as a trowling rod, and a winch, 

 with a strong line on it forty yards long, with 

 which length, and a proper playing him, you 

 may kill the largest sized one. He has not a con- 

 stant residence like a trout, but removes often, 

 and you should always angle for him as near the 

 spring-head as possible, in the deepest and 

 broadest parts of the river, near the ground, 

 Put two large lob-worms on at a time, and you 

 may fish without a float, that is with a running 

 line. Let one yard next to your hook be gimp, 

 and your hook a proper sized salmon-hook, 

 JSo. 1. 



N. B. When I come to treat ofjly-fishing, the 

 proper flies for the salmon, &c. will be clearly 

 expressed. 



TRUTTA, 



The Trout, is a delicious fresh water fish, 

 speckled with red and yellow ; coming in and 

 going out of season with the buck, and spawn- 

 ing in the cold months of October and November, 

 whereas all other fishes spawn in the hot summer 

 months. There are several species of this fish, 

 all valued very much ; but the best are the 

 red and yellow; and of theae the female, distin- 

 guished by a less head and deeper body, is pre- 



