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a brisk sprightly fish when in the water, and 

 remarkably swift, but when he feels the hook 

 he is dead-hearted, and yields rather too 

 soon to afford the angler much diversion : 

 he feeds upon flies, grasshoppers, worms, 

 and such like insects ; therefore these sort 

 of baits must always be used for him ; but a 

 well-scoured red worm is preferable to any 

 other bait, if used about two inches from 

 the bottom. 



The same rules that have been laid down for 

 taking the Trout, will also serve for the Gray- 

 ling, only let your tackle be somewhat finer : 

 some anglers when they make use of a fly, 

 fasten their hooks to two or three hairs 

 twisted, but the smallest and finest silk- 

 worm gut is far preferable. 



The Grayling has so quick an eye, that he 

 has been known to take the bait four inches 

 or more out of the water, when the sports- 

 man has been angling for him standing on a 

 bank or bridge. You may observe also that 



