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whip the body about with gold or silver twist, 

 and do the same by the head, remembering 

 the hook must be very strong and large ; 

 with this fly, fish at length as for Trout, &c. 

 See a more minute description of this fly in 

 the twelfth chapter. 



But although this method of angling be far 

 more agreeable than any other, yet as the fish 

 are not often in the humour to rise at a fly, 

 I would advise you to be always provided 

 with some well scoured lob-worms, as I have 

 found this bait very successful in fishing at 

 the bottom : for this purpose let your hook 

 be large, and tied upon small gimp, or three 

 strands of silk-worm gut twisted together ; 

 for though a Salmon when struck, seldom or 

 never attempts to bite the line, yet as you 

 will be obliged to play with him some time, it 

 must rake against his teeth, for without this 

 precaution you will be in great danger of 

 losing your prize. 



Whenever you see a Salmon leap out of 

 -the water, you may conclude there is a deep 



