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prove a good lure when the fish are shy and 

 the water very clear and low. 



J. How infinitely our sport is to be 

 preferred before " bottom fishing." 



S. For my part I cannot now tolerate 

 fishing with a float, and yet I confess that 

 that kind of angling, when the barbel are 

 on the feed, in very deep and clear water, 

 such as the Thames at Twickenham or Rich- 

 mond, is far from despicable sport, and may 

 afford great delight to those who cannot 

 fish with the fly. A good perch, too, is a 

 powerful and resolute fish, a free biter, and 

 rarely tries your patience. 



J. I never hear of perch-fishing without 

 thinking of a contrivance of a cockney- 

 angler who used to fish in one of the canals 

 in the neighbourhood of London. The old 

 fellow having marked a good swim of perch, 

 forthwith prepared a large glass bottle, which 

 he filled with water, and then introduced 

 a handful of live Thames shrimps. The 



