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and in March. There are many baits for 

 taking the Perch, but a worm, minnow, or 

 very small frog is the best ; your worms 

 should be well scoured brandlings, red dung- 

 hills, or those found in rotten tan : your hook 

 No. 4, 5, or 6, being well whipped to a 

 strong silk-worm gut. If you fislK with two 

 worms, put them on as heretofore described 

 for the Salmon and Trout ; but, in my opini-. 

 on, a single one is best: use a small float,, 

 and keep the bait about nine inches from the*, 

 bottom, and sometimes near mid-water. I 

 you angle in a large water, or lake> where, 

 you may chance to meet with Pike, I would, 

 always recommend to tie the hook on very- 

 small gimp. , 



To draw the fish together, take three or 

 four balls of the best stiff clay that can be pro- 

 cured, make holes in them, put one end of 

 a lob-worm in each hole and close the clay* 

 fast upon them, then throw them into the 

 water where you mean to angle, about a, 

 yard distant from each other ; the worms 



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