The first thing you must gaiae, must be a neat taper Rod, 

 light before, with a tender hazell top, which is very gentle. 

 If you desire to attain my way of Angling^ (for I have An- 

 gled these forty years) with a single haire of five lengths, 

 one tied to another for the bottom of my Line, and a Line 

 of three haired links for the uppermost part ; and so you 

 may kill the greatest Trout that swims, with Sea-room. 



He that Angles with a Line made of three haired links at 

 the bottom, and more at the top, may kill Fish : but he 

 that Angles with one hair shall kill five Trouts to the others 

 one; for the Trout is very quick sighted ; therefore the best 

 way for night or day, is to keep out of the sight. You 

 must Angle alwayes with the point of your Rod downe the 

 stream ; for a Fish hath not the quickness of sight so 

 perfect up the stream, as opposite against him, observing 

 seasonable times ; as for example, we begin to Angle hi 

 March; If it prove cloudie, you may Angle with the 

 ground Baits all day long : but if it prove bright and cleere, 

 you must take the morning and evening, or else you are not 

 like to do any good ; so the times must be observed, and 

 truely understood ; for when an Angler commeth to the 

 River for his pleasure that doth not understand to set forth 

 his Tackles fit for the time, it is as good keep them in 

 the bag, as set them forth. 



I am determined to Angle with the ground Baits and set 

 my Tackles to my Rod, and go to my pleasure : I begin 

 at the uppermost part of the streame, carrying my Line 

 with an upright hand, feeling the Plummet running on the 

 ground some ten inches from the hook, plumming my Line 

 according to the swiftnesse of the stream you Angle in ; 

 for one plummet will not serve for all streams ; for the true 

 Angling is that the plummet runneth on the ground. 



For the Bait. The red knotted worm is very good where 

 Brandlins are not to be had, but Brandlins are better : now 

 that you may bring these Brandlings fit to Angle with, that 

 they may live long 1 on the hook, which causeth the best 

 sport. When you have gathered your worms out of the 

 dung-hill, you must gaine the greenest Moss you can find, 

 then wash the earth very clean out of it, then provide an 

 earthen pot, so put your Moss into the pot, then put the 



