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months of May and June. The line should be 

 from two to three yards long, and it is best to 

 be made of hard twisted silk, (which can be 

 purchased at any of the tackle shops,) with two 

 hooks No. 7, tied back to back ; one or two 

 flies may be used at a time. The method of 

 angling with the natural fly, is to drop the line 

 over bushes, segs, rushes, or in holes and curls 

 where no other bait can be used ; it is requisite 

 to imitate as nearly as possible the manner in 

 which the flies rise off and fall upon the water ; 

 and to be cautious when you see a fish ap- 

 proach, which it does very suddenly, not to 

 snatch the bait away. Bobbing with real flies, 

 and trolling with real minnows, are considered 

 so very destructive as to be prohibited by some 

 Gentlemen in their preserved parts of rivers. 



The following method of taking Trout, is, by 

 some experienced anglers, much esteemed : 

 Make a pair of wings of the feather of a land- 

 rail, and on the bend of the hook put one or 

 two cadis ; the head of the cadis should be kept 

 close to the wings. Angle with a rod about 

 five yards long, the line three, and the hook 

 No. 2 or 3. Let the bait float down the stream 

 just below the surface, then gently draw it up 

 again a little irregularly by shaking the rod, 

 .and if there be a fish hi the place it will be sure 

 to take it. If you use two cadis with the wings, 



