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see any thing in motion, let it be what it 

 will, they certainly follow if it moves gently 

 along. But this kind of sport is only to 

 be had in very warm nights, and chiefly in 

 deep smooth waters. Remember always to 

 put two large lob-worms on your hook, in 

 the manner before described. 



At water-clearing, (as mentioned before) 

 after a flood, or in dark, cloudy, and gloomy 

 weather, when it is windy, are the most fa- 

 vourable times for worm fishing, in the 

 months of March and April, and the latter 

 end of August, September, and October ; but 

 in hot months, the warmest sun-shine, and 

 the-middle of the day, is the best. 



N. B. Fly-fishing I shall treat of more at 

 large in a future chapter. 



I have angled in many parts of Scotland, 

 and the north of England, but of all the places 

 on this side of Great-Britain, most delight- 

 ful for this charming recreation, I must prefer 

 the river at Driffield. It is fed by several 



