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does not lie long in a place, but seems desi- 

 rous of getting still nearer the head of the 

 spring; he does not lie near the bank side, 

 nor under the roots of trees, but swims in the 

 deep and broad parts of the water, generally 

 in the middle, and near the ground. But the 

 Salmon-Smelts commonly lie in shallow and 

 rapid parts of the stream, and always near 

 the middle. 



The most alluring bait for the Salmon in 

 almost all the rivers in Scotland, is four or 

 five raw Cockles, or Muscles, fresh taken out 

 of the shell ; with this they fish at bottom, 

 using a small running bullet, when the tide 

 flows into the fresh water : this method is 

 practised with success let the Cockle fall in- 

 to a shallow from which there is a gradual 

 descent into a deep hole, you will generally 

 be sure of sport : other usual baits are lob- 

 worms, small Dace, Gudgeons, Minnows, 

 or two well scoured dew-worms; which 

 should be often varied, in order to suit the 

 humour of this fickle fish, for what he likes 



