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must he fine and neatly formed. He is a capital 

 bait for the pike. Hook, No. 13. 



THE MINNOW OR PINK. 



The minnow, though one of the smallest fishes, 

 is as excellent a one to eat as any of the most 

 famed. They are generally found in March and 

 April, and remain till the cold weather compels 

 them to retire to their winter-quarters. He is of 

 a greenish, or wavy sky-colour, his belly very 

 white, his back blackish ; and is a most excel- 

 lent bait for any of the fish of prey : naniely, the 

 pike, trout, perch, &c. His baits are small 

 red worms, wasps, cads, &c. If you can catch 

 enough of them, they make an excellent tansy, 

 their heads and tails being cut off, and fried in 

 eggs, with a sauce made of butter, sugar, and 

 verjuice. The smallest of hooks. 



THJS LOACH OR LOCH. 



This fish is very small, but eats very well, and 

 is nourishing food for sick persons. He is found 

 in clear, swift brooks and rivulets, and his food 

 is gravel. He is bearded like the barbel, and 

 freckled with black and white spots. You may 

 take him with a small red worm, at ground ; he 

 delights to be near the gravel, therefore is hardly 

 ver seen on the top of the water. The smallest 

 of hooks. 



THE BULL-HEAD OR MILLER'S THUMB. 



This fish, on account of its ugliness, is in g me 

 places called the fresh-water devil ; he has a broad 



