Fly-FiJhing. 



the fame trout rofe and was caught with a fly he 

 had lately carried away flicking fail in his mouth.* 



What worthy brother of the craft would ever 

 think of capturing a fifti without putting an imme- 

 diate end to its exiftence by a {harp blow on the 

 edge of his bafket, or the butt end of his rod? 

 Whereas the contents of a net caft higgledy pig- 

 gledy on the more who has not witneiTed with 

 regret the poor creatures gafping by degrees their 

 life away? 



Oh ! if I thought I was putting one of God's 

 creatures to torture for my diverfion, I would in- 

 ftantly throw my favourite rod into the fire, with 

 all the feathers and hackles I have been accumulat- 

 ing for years, though it would, I know, torture me 

 to do fo. But fo convinced am I that I do nothing 

 of the kind, when the fmiling Spring beckons me 

 away to the pleafant ftreams ; that I am anxious 

 to recommend my favourite amufement to all 

 (more efpecially) of my own cloth, to whom the 

 country is dear with its fweet accompaniments. 



Ye reverend brethren of mine (that is, if any of 

 you will condefcend to glance at thefe pages) who 



* See Sir H. Davy's " Salmonia," than which there is no 

 more delightful book on this fubjech 



