of fishing. 7 



Colewort worme, and the Gentyll or IMagot vntill Michaelmasse, and in September, 

 take then the red worme, and these baites when ye may get them, which is, 

 Cheries, young ]\Iyse not haired, and the sow worme that bre'edeth in postes of 

 the house. 



The Breaine 



The Breame is a noble fish counted and a daintie, he is good to take, he is a 

 strong fish in the water, ye shall angle to him from March vnto August with the 

 redde worme, and then with the Butterflye, and the gre'ene flye, and also with the 

 baite that brdedeth among greene rdede, and a worme that bre'edeth in the barke 

 of a dead trde, and to take young Bremets, take the Gentils or Maggots, and from 

 August all the yeare after ye'e shall take the red worme, and if ye angle for him in 

 the riuer, ye shall then take of browne bread, for that is good, yet some doe vse 

 in Aprill-and May, the worme that breedeth on the Elme and willow, and chewed 

 bread is very good, and all other baites vsed for the Cheuyn, but specially 

 young waspes. 



The Tench. 



The Tench is a fish that fdedeth at the bottom, and most part of the yeare 

 among the mudde, and most he stirreth in the monethes of June and July, and 

 in other times of the yeare but little : the Tench is an euill byter, and very subtill 

 to take with the angle, his common baites are these, for all the yeare they take 

 browne bread tosted and smeared with hony in likenesse of buttered toste, also 

 they take the great red worme, and for a chiefe baite, take the blacke bloud in the 

 hart of a sheepe, and mixe it with flower and hony, and temper them all together 

 something softer then pappe or paste, and annoint therewith your red worme on 

 your hooke : it is very good both for this kinde of fish, and for other also, and 

 they will byte thereat much the better at all times. 



