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gently before the Chub which you have se- 

 lected by your eye to be the fairest and best ; 

 he will instantly bite greedily, and be held so 

 fast by means of his leather mouth that he 

 can seldom break hold ; and therefore you 

 will do well to give him play enough, and so 

 tire him, otherwise you may endanger your 

 line : if you cannot find a grasshopper, bait 

 your hook with a fly or beetle, cod or case- 

 worm. 



In March or April angle with worms, or, 

 if you have it properly prepared, with Sal- 

 mon-spawn, which is a most excellent killing 

 bait : in May, June, or July, you may chuse 

 flies, snails, or cherries; the may-bug, or 

 flying-beetle, is also an admirable thing in a 

 hot evening under the boughs ; but note, they 

 will seldom refuse a grasshopper on the top 

 of swift streams, or at the bottom, a young 

 humble-bee. 



In August and September, &c. make use of 

 a paste of cheese pounded with saffron in a 



