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lie is to be caught, as the trout is, with a worm, a minnow, 

 which some call a penk, or with a fly. 1 



And you are to observe, that he is very seldom observed 

 to bite at a minnow, yet sometimes he will ; and not usually 

 at a fly ; but, more usually at a worm, and then, most usually, 

 at a lob or garden-worm, which should be well scoured, that 

 is to say, kept seven or eight days in moss before you fish 

 with them ; and if you double your time of eight into sixteen, 

 twenty, or more days, it is still the better ; for the worms 

 will still be clearer, tougher t and more lively, and continue 

 so longer upon your hook. And they may be kept still 

 longer, by keeping them cool, and in fresh moss ; and some 

 advise to put camphire into it. 2 



Note also, that many use to fish for a salmon, with a ring 

 of wire on the top of their rod, through which the line may 

 run to as great a length as is needful, when he is hooked. 

 And to that end, some use a wheel about the middle of their 

 rod, or near their hand; which is to be observed better 

 by seeing one of them, than by a large demonstration of 

 words. 



And now I shall tell you, that which may be called a 

 secret. I have been a-fishing with old Oliver Henly, now 

 with Grod, a noted fisher both for trout and salmon ; and 

 have observed, that he would usually take three or four 



1 The precise layers of Salmon in different rivers can only be known by 

 experience. They are sometimes found close to the banks in eddies, 

 diverging currents, or rapids caused by obstructions, about which flies, 

 worms, and other food are likely to be collected. The best plan is to 

 obtain information from a fisherman in the locality. ED. 



2 Baits for salmon are : lob-worms, for the -ground; smaller worms and 

 bobs, cad-bait, and, indeed, most of the baits taken by the trout, at the 

 top of the water. And as to flies ; remember to make them of the most 

 gaudy colours, and very large. There is a fly called the horse-leech fly ; 

 which he is very fond of : they are of various colours, have great heads, 

 large bodies, very long tails, and two (and some have three) pair of wings, 

 placed behind each other : behind each pair of wings, whip the body about 

 with gold or silver twist, or both ; and do the same by the head. With 

 this fly, fish at length, as for trout and grayling. But if you dib, do it 

 with two or three butterflies of different colours, or with some of the most 

 glaring small flies you can find. H. The artificial fly is undoubtedly the 

 most pleasant and effective mode of angling for salmon, Never strike too 

 suddenly at a rising fish, nor till you feel him, which you will do readily if 

 he has taken the bait, as he generally turns his head. ED. 



