4& OBSERVATIONS 



rior to a well scoured lob-worm of a mid- 

 dle size; it will be adviseable to fish with 

 two hooks, the one within an inch of the 

 bottom, and the other a foot above it, using 

 a small cork float, which I believe is far 

 preferable to a quill float, as the cork in its 

 natural colour resembles a decayed piece of 

 wood, which is often seen floating near the 

 sides of a pond, and a quill float will not 

 sustain the weight of a lob-worm. Carp 

 will suck the bait some time before they 

 gorge, and when hooked must be governed 

 with a tight line, to prevent them entangling 

 your line in the weeds and roots of the water 

 dock, which are very tough. A landing 

 net will be very useful. Boiled peas but- 

 tered are said to be good baits,* I do not 

 approve of them for large carp, as a single 

 pea will not sufficiently hide the hook, and 

 more than one have a clumsy, and very un. 

 natural appearance : a ripe cherry is much 



* See Brooke's art of Angling, where butt e reel peas 

 are strongly recommended, the advice has this advan- 

 tage, that if carp will not take them, the angler may. 



