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and holes that are well shaded, having a bot- 

 tom of fine gravel, sand, or a kind of slimy 

 marl, In the summer they often frequent 

 more shallow water, about the tails of fords, 

 under banks, or among weeds, particularly 

 when the water is thick. They spawn in 

 May, begin to be in season in July, and 

 continue so till near the same time of spawn- 

 ing again, but are far the best in winter : 

 when out of season their scales are very 

 rough, of a duller colour, and their fins not 

 so red and beautiful. 



The best way to angle for these fish is as 

 follows : let your rod be long or short, pro- 

 portioned to the place you fish in, rather 

 stiff, and such a one as will strike true ; your 

 line about a foot and a half shorter than the 

 rod, pretty strong, and taper to the bottom ; 

 the lower part should be a fine round and 

 smooth silk-worm gut, of a water colour, 

 and the hook No. 7 or 8 ; put one shot 

 No. 3, four inches from the hook, and two 

 or three more, No. 2, about five or six inches 



