ON ANGLING. 83 



It is good angling for chub, perch, and 

 eels, when there is a gentle rise of the river, 

 and the water begins to Le discoloured ; and 

 for pike, in summer when the river is clear- 

 ing after a flood. 



Some attention should be paid to the co- 

 lour of an angler's drefs ; it is natural to 

 conclude that green would be moil eligible, 

 as it would vary little from those objects 

 with which fish are familiarized, such as 

 trees growing near (he shies of rivers, and 

 herbage on the banks, yet as this particular 

 colour might be disagreeable, I would ad- 

 vise the angler to avoid all strong contrasts 

 to those objects, particularly scarlet, very 

 light colours, and black. 



In the foregoing pages, I have given in- 

 structions for angling for those fish, with 

 which the Trent abounds, but as some diffi- 

 culties may occur in the application, I shall 

 add some short observations on rods, lines, 

 and hooks, which may tend to remove them 

 by considering those articles feparately. 

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