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will infallibly take the bait, and you will be as 

 sure to catch him, for he is one of the leathern- 

 mouthed fishes, of which a hook scarce ever loses 

 the hold ; and, therefore, give him enough play 

 before you offer to take him out of the water." 



In dipping for trout and grayling with the 

 May -fly or stone-fly, Cotton says, " To bait with 

 either a stone-fly, or a green, or grey drake, put 

 two or three on the hook together, which should 

 be carried through the thick part of the fly's body 

 under the wings, with their heads standing differ- 

 ent ways : pass your hook through them under the 

 wings, about the middle of the insect's body, and 

 take care that your fingers are always dry when 

 baiting, or you soon kill or spoil your bait." The 

 following bait, though I have mentioned it else- 

 where, is so good a one, that I shall do it the 

 honour of a double insertion to imprint it more 

 steadfastly on the reader's memory. Make a pair 

 of wings of the feather of a landrail, and on the 

 bend of the hook put one or two caddies. The 

 head of the caddis should go up close to the wings. 

 Angle with a stiff rod, about fourteen feet long, a 

 foot-line eight feet, and a hook, No. 5. or 6. Let 

 the bait float down the stream just below the sur- 

 face, then gently draw it up again, a little irregu- 

 larly, by shaking the rod, and if there be a fish in 

 the place it will be sure to take it. If you use 

 two caddies with the wings, put the hook in at 



