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current ; and I believe this is the favourable mo- 

 ment the wary fifh awaits, to enable him to make 

 a fuccefsful onflaught. Confequently to draw 

 your flies delicately againft the ftream at inter- 

 vals is, in my humble opinion, by no means fo 

 unnatural as it is often reprefented. 



I cannot conclude thefe remarks, without a 

 word or two of advice, what kind of water you 

 ought firft to try your hand upon. Let it be of 

 fuch a nature as will give you every favourable 

 opportunity, that you can need, of acquiring real, 

 practical inftrucliion, fome river well flocked with 

 fifh not trout only, but every kind that will rife 

 at a fly, wide, open, and unencumbered with 

 trees is the volume, not of paper, but of water, 

 I recommend you to learn your elementary lef- 

 fons in. 



Such a volume will amufe and inftrucl: you to 

 your heart's content, that is, if the latter be of the 

 true Waltonian ftamp. 



Suppofe you fix on the Wye to " throw" off" in, 

 (I believe you can felecl: no better river for your 

 purpofe at the proper feafon of the year,) you will 

 moft probably wet your barbed fteel in the blood 

 of fome bold little laftfpring, that will come (throw 

 as awkwardly as you may) if you put on a fmall 



