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you may fish all down the sides of the banks, 

 taking care to keep your worms a little off 

 the ground that they may glide down the 

 easier, and by this method you will catch fish 

 when they are not to be obtained by any 

 other means : put two or three shot upon 

 your line to make it sink properly ; and in 

 places where you suspect there may lie any 

 large Pike, I would advise you to use a large 

 hook tied upon small white gimp, that he 

 cannot bite off, and which he would infallibly 

 do with the gut. The lob-worm is also an 

 excellent bait early in the morning, at twi- 

 light, in the dusk of the evening, or even in 

 the night when it is dark ; in this case, you 

 must have no lead on your line, but throw 

 your bait as gently as you can across the 

 stream, and draw it softly to you on the top 

 of the water ; this is the best method to catch 

 the oldest and largest Trouts, for they are 

 very fearful and shy in the day-time, but in 

 the night they are bold and undaunted, and 

 generally lie near the top of the water in ex- 

 pectation of meeting with food ; for if they 

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