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will not be troubled two hours with any hook that has so 

 much as one handful of line left behind with it, or that is 

 not struck through a bone, if it be in any part of his mouth 

 only : nay, I do certainly know, that a trout, so soon as 

 ever he feels himself pricked, if he carries away the hook, 

 goes immediately to the bottom, and will there root like a 

 hog upon the gravel, till he either rub out or break the 

 hook in the middle. And so much for this sort of angling 

 in the middle for a trout. 



The second way of angling in the middle is with a worm, 

 grub, caddis, or any other ground-bait for a grayling ; and 

 that is with a cork, and a foot from the bottom, a grayling 

 taking it much better there than at the bottom, as has been 

 said before ; and this always in a clear water, and with the 

 finest tackle. 



To which we may also, and with very good reason, add 

 the third way of angling by hand with a ground-bait, as a 

 third way of fishing in the middle, which is common to both 

 trout and grayling, and, as I said before, the best way of 

 angling with a worm of all other I ever tried whatever. 



And now, Sir, I have said all I can at present think of 

 concerning angling for a trout and grayling, and I doubt 

 not have tired you sufficiently ; but I will give you no more 

 trouble of this kind whilst you stay, which I hope will be a 

 good while longer. 



VlAT. That will not be above a day longer ; but if I live 

 till May come twelvemonth, you are sure of me again, either 

 with my master Walton, or without him ; and in the mean- 

 time shall acquaint him how much you have made of me 

 for his sake, and I hope he loves me well enough to thank 

 you for it. 



