46 ANECDOTES OF FISHES 



currents, below bridges, near old weirs, and pieces 

 of rock, roots of trees. Bainbridge, Fly-Fisher. 



Catching trout, native tact. A friend with 

 whom I frequently spent days together in angling 

 excursions, retired from London to reside at Hex- 

 ham, and had a good assortment of the best 

 London-drest flies, rod, &c. This gentleman 

 remarked that the native fishers, by a knowledge 

 of favourable localities, seasonable weather, and 

 observation of the fly on the water, would kill 

 trout with the coarsest tackle, and flies equally 

 coarse, but of the true shape and colour, when 

 he has hardly obtained a rise. Editor. 



In March trout begin to rise, and blood worms 

 appear in the water. The large hair worm is 

 found at the bottom of drains; the water-flea 

 on the surface of sheltered pools. 



When angling near Uxbridge, some years back, 

 with a fine rod, and single hair line, baited with a 

 red worm, I left my rod on the bank, whilst I 

 went to examine the river, and on my return I 

 found I had taken a gudgeon ; in a few minutes 

 it was seized by a large trout which, after play- 

 ing it a considerable time, I landed a very fine 

 fish. Editor. 



Mr. Oliver does not appear to think any thing 

 of examining the stomach of a trout, but to con- 



