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twine, sufficient to reach across the river or pond 

 you intend to try, then, having tied hooks of rather 

 a large size to links of hair about half-a-yard in 

 length, fasten them by a slip knot to the twine, 

 four feet from each other, baiting the hooks with 

 either lob -worms, Minnows, Loaches, or Bullheads ; 

 make fast one end of the line to the bank, and 

 tie to the other end a piece of lead, or a stone; 

 then cast the lead, or stone, across the river, or 

 pond, in a sloping direction, and let it remain there 

 all night ; take it up at day-break next morning, 

 and if the night has been favourable, that is, warm 

 and dark, you may be almost sure of an Eel at every 

 hook. 



MINNOW. 



THE Minnow frequents almost all the clear 

 and gravelly streams in England ; this well-known 

 species may be numbered among the most beautiful 

 of the British fishes ; it seldom exceeds the length 

 of three inches, and is of a slender and elegant 

 shape ; it varies in colour more than any other fish ; 

 the backs of some are green, some of a blueish cast, 

 and some of a pale brown ; the bellies are generally 

 white, or silvery, with a tinge of yellow, or bright 

 red. It appears first in March, and disappears at 



