THE 



ANGLERS' COMMANDMENTS. 



First* Thou shalt not fish when the wind Is coid, 

 nor shalt thou fish within the length of thy rod and line 

 of thy brother Angler. 



Second. Thou fchalt not shew thyself to the fish, 

 nor let thy shadow be seen on the water. 



Third. Thou shalt not Float.Fish without plumbing 

 the depth. 



Fourth. Thou shalt not Fly-Fish, with the wind 

 in thy face ; nor shalt thou let thy line or any part 

 thereof, fall on the water; but the fly only, if possible, 



Fifth. Thou shalt not fish in troubled water. 



Sixth. Thou shalt not take small fish with large 

 hooks. 



Seventh. Thou shalt not haye good sport, unless 

 thou strikest the moment the fish bites, nor shalt thou 

 strike too hard. 



Eighth. Thou shalt not land a large fish without a 

 landing-net, or landing- hook ; nor shalt thou be in too 

 great a hurry in so doing. 



Ninth. Thou shalt not make paste with dirty hands* 



Tenth. Thou shalt not have good sport, without 

 good baits, rods, lines, and hooks. 



x 



FINIS. 



