?6 THE DRIFFJELD ANGLER. 



more especially when there has been a rough 

 wind from the south or west. 



When you rove with a minnow let it be 

 alive ; stick the hook in at his back fin, or 

 upper lip, and let him swim in mid-water 

 or a little lower, by means of a cork float, 

 * such a one as the minnow cannot take under 

 water, with a few shot on your hook, about 

 eight inches from it to keep the bait down, 

 otherwise when tired he will come to the 

 top of the water. When you fish with a 

 frog, put the hook through the skin of his 

 back and he will swim the easier : when you 

 have a bite, be sure that you give him line 

 enough, and let him gorge the bait; this 

 way of fishing is best in the latter end of 

 April, May, and all June, for then the Perch 

 are roving about in search of young fry of 

 the Dace ; Roach, and other fish. 



Perch bite best in the latter part of the 

 spring, and in the autumn, but are to be 

 taken all the year round, in warm weather. 



