8i B KaT'3 ART OF ANGLING. 



certain boles, hollow banks, shelves, roots of 

 trees, islands, &c. to serve as their retiring places. 

 Consider, further, whether your pond be a breed- 

 er ; if so, never expect any lar^e carps from 

 thence ; the greatness of the number of spawn 

 overstocking the pond. 



Mr. Tull, in order to prevent the excessive in- 

 crease of fish in his ponds, first practised ens- 

 tratton on them, which made them grow larger 

 than their usual size. But I think the operation 

 peculiarly cruel, and the purposes of it only a de- 

 testable piece of Ap-cian refinement. 



For large carpi a store-pond is ever accounted 

 best ; and to make a breeding-pond become a 

 store-pond, see what quantity of carps it will con- 

 tain ; thin put in all milters or all spawners; where- 

 by in a little time you may have carps that are 

 both large and exceedingly fat. Thus by put- 

 ting in one sex, there is an impossibility of the 

 increase of them ; yet the roaches, notwithstand- 

 ing this precaution, will multiply. Reserve some 

 * great waters for the head-quarters of the fishes, 

 whence you may take, or wherein you may put, 

 any quantity thereof. And be sure to have stews 

 and other auxiliary Waters, so as you may convey 

 any part of the stock from one to the other; sp 

 to lose no time in the growth of the fishes, but 

 employ your water as you do your land to the 

 best advantage. View the grounds, and find out 

 some fall between the hills, as near a flat as may 

 be, so as to leave a proper current for the water, 

 If chore be any difficulty of judging of such, 

 take an opportunity, after some- sudden rain, or 

 breaking up of a great snow in winter, and you 

 will plainly s.e which way the ground casts, idr 

 the water will take the true fail, and' rim accord* 

 ingly* 



